Due to work, Lao Fang often has to socialize, making drinking and smoking unavoidable. Recently, he has been feeling easily fatigued, and a check-up revealed that his liver function indicators were significantly elevated. So, he sought out a specialist to ask for folk remedies for liver protection.
The specialist examined his eyes and felt his pulse and found nothing seriously wrong. Therefore, the specialist recommended a folk remedy of licorice tea for him. The method is very simple: take 20 grams of licorice, steep it in about 1 liter of boiling water. Drinking it a few times a week can serve as a refreshing summer drink while also nourishing and protecting the liver, killing two birds with one stone.
Licorice contains active ingredients such as glycyrrhizic acid, which has hepatoprotective effects. It works by changing the permeability of the cell membrane to prevent viruses from entering liver cells, thus achieving an antiviral effect. Additionally, it can concentrate and attach to liver cells to inhibit the hepatitis B virus. Therefore, this folk remedy has a good effect in the treatment of hepatitis B.
It should be noted that long-term use of licorice may lead to increased blood pressure and body edema. Therefore, patients with high blood pressure or kidney damage should use this remedy with caution or avoid it altogether.
After going back, Lao Fang bought licorice and drank the tea once a day. After several weeks, he felt significantly more energetic, and the dull pain in his liver was gone. Yesterday, he had a check-up at his company, and when he got the results, he looked at the report and saw that his previous liver function indicators had all returned to normal levels.