BI Li-ming, CHEN Ying-lan. Review on Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Treatment of Kidney Disease[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(11): 228-231.
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BI Li-ming, CHEN Ying-lan. Review on Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Treatment of Kidney Disease[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(11): 228-231. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2015110228.
Review on Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Treatment of Kidney Disease
The aim of this article was to review the research progress on Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma in treating kidney disease. Licorice is a widely used Chinese herbal
the active ingredients have various pharmacological effects. Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma is a Chinese herb
which is most widely used in every prescription of traditional Chinese medicine
and is known as the king of public medicine. The value of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma has been recognized by doctors. Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma goes to heart
lung
spleen
stomach
and has the effects of heat-clearing detoxifying
Buzhong Yiqi
relaxing spasm and relieving pain
antitussive and expectorant activity
reconciling various drugs. Its flavour is Ganping
Various protective and therapeutic effects such as antioxidant
anti-inflammatory
detoxification
anticancer
antihistaminic
and antibacterial effects have been depicted for Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma. And as for the deterioration of kidney associated with oxidative stress
inflammation
toxins stimulation
drug toxicity and so on
licorice with those effects can be used in the treatment of renal diseases. The efficacy of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma is diverse
and there is a big advantage for the prevention and treatment of renal damage
and doctors should pay more attention to the prescription in the treatment of kidney disease. However
as Chinese traditional medicine
licorice has adverse reactions and contraindications
clinical use should be carried out in accordance with the ideas and methods of traditional Chinese medicine prescription.