[The efficacy of licorice for traumatic injuries in the archives of the Qin and Han Dynasties unearthed].

Abstract

In the studies of the efficacy of licorice unearthed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, licorice was mainly used for traumatic injuries. This was recorded widely in the Eastern Han, Jin and Tang Dynasties, and the drug compatibility, processing and their uses were in line with the literature recorded in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Licorice was also provided evidence with the effect of traumatic injury treatment by modern pharmacological studies. However, the efficacy of licorice is mainly believed as "harmonizing all medicines" in current clinical practice, but ignored the main efficacy of licorice for "trauma". This means the study of the efficacy of licorice is meaningful and essential for current clinical practice.