{"id":1459,"date":"2022-09-18T06:58:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T06:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmfoodtherapy.net\/?post_type=chinese_medicine&#038;p=1459"},"modified":"2024-03-15T06:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T06:45:07","slug":"gancao","status":"publish","type":"chinese_medicine","link":"https:\/\/tcmfoodtherapy.net\/chinese_medicine\/gancao\/","title":{"rendered":"Gan Cao"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1459\" class=\"elementor elementor-1459\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c914ce4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c914ce4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-952a950\" data-id=\"952a950\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e57c3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e57c3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gan Cao<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da1a781 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da1a781\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6daecbd\" data-id=\"6daecbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac88627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac88627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmfoodtherapy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/gancao.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1461\" alt=\"Gancao\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmfoodtherapy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/gancao.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tcmfoodtherapy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/gancao-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-002fe96\" data-id=\"002fe96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebea0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebea0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Also Known As<\/span>: Glycyrrhiza Uralensis<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Chinese Name<\/span>: \u7518\u8349<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Thermal Nature<\/span>: Neutral<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Flavor<\/span>: Sweet<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Organ Meridian<\/span>: Heart, lung, spleen, stomach<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Properties<\/span>: Boosts Qi and strengthens the spleen, cools the body and helps with detoxification, dissolves phlegm and stops coughing, relieves pain and harmonizes other herbs<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Best Use For<\/span>: Gancao is commonly used in Chinese medicine and herbal soups as its sweet taste can be accepted by most people. Alone, it can be used for strengthening the spleen and boosting Qi for the heart. It can also be used to relieve cough due to phlegm.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Serving Per Day For One Person<\/span>: 2 to 10g<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dietary Caution<\/span>: Avoid consuming gan cao above the recommended dosage as it will lead to water retention in the body. 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