How to take licorice syrup?

In China, on its medicinal properties, licoriceSecond place after ginseng. This is a medicinal plant, the root of which is used to treat various diseases. Preparations are available in the form of powder, tincture, extract, syrup, essential oil. Knowing how to take licorice syrup, you can strengthen immunity, cure various diseases in children and adults.

Composition and useful properties of licorice syrup

Syrup from licorice roots is a viscous transparentA brown liquid with a sweet aftertaste and a characteristic odor. In its composition, along with the plant extract, there are flavonoid compounds, essential oils, polysaccharides, as well as glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhizic acid, due to which the syrup acquires the main value.

This composition determines the following therapeutic actions:

expectorant and spasmolytic - dilutes sputum and promotes their excretion;
immunostimulating and antiviral - activates the power of natural immunity and helps the body to fight viruses;
anti-inflammatory.

Possessing the listed properties, licorice syruphelps to treat moist and dry cough, bronchitis, tracheitis, laryngitis, pneumonia, as well as diseases of the digestive system (ulcers, decreased intestinal motility, constipation).

However, before taking syrup from the rootlicorice, you need to know about the contraindications: diabetes, pregnancy and lactation, gastritis and peptic ulcer during the period of exacerbation. In any case, the doctor should prescribe the drug.

How to take licorice syrup to adults and children

The course of treatment with licorice syrup is usual7-10 days. How to take syrup? Syrup of licorice must be consumed three times a day after eating. For adults and children over 12 years, a single portion is 1 teaspoon of the drug, diluted in ½ of a glass of warm water.

Since the syrup contains alcohol, doses for children should be significantly reduced: