Hedyotis diffusa

Many people may not have heard of what Houttuynia cordata is. In fact, Houttuynia cordata is a plant that can be used in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. This plant is mainly distributed in the southern region of my country, and many people also use this plant to clear heat and detoxify. Houttuynia cordata is very helpful to the human body because it can disperse blood stasis in the human body and help the blood flow more smoothly.

Don’t think that Oldenlandia diffusa is a bad plant. It is also very helpful to our lives as long as we know how to use it. If you want to use Houttuynia cordata as a Chinese herbal medicine, you should consult a doctor in advance.

Hedyotis diffusa: (heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine: mainly used for carbuncle, swelling and ulcer)

Oldenlandia diffusa is slender, with linear leaves growing opposite gray-green branches, small flower capsules in the leaf axils, and can clear away heat, detoxify and promote diuresis.

[Source]: It is the herbal medicine of Hedyotis diffusa Willd and H. corymbosa L., plants of the Rubiaceae family.

[Origin]: Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places.

[Harvesting]: Pull up the whole grass with roots in summer and autumn, pick out weeds, shake off mud, and dry it in the sun.

【Medicinal material shape】:

[Ingredients]: The whole plant contains triterpenoid components ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, sterol components β-sitosterol and its glucoside, stigmasterol; p-hydroxycinnamic acid, hexadecane, etc.

【Nature and flavor】: sweet, bitter, cold,

[entry into meridians]: enters the stomach, large intestine and small intestine meridians.

【Effects】: Clears away heat and detoxifies, eliminates carbuncle and resolves nodules, promotes diuresis and removes dampness.

【application】:

1. Used for intestinal carbuncle, lung carbuncle, sore, swelling and pain, and snake bites. It is effective for intestinal abscess, lung abscess and mild symptoms when used alone. For sores, boils, swelling and pain, it can be used alone or together with dandelion and Viola yedoensis. For snake bites (such as bamboo snake bites), this product can be boiled in wine and taken orally, or applied externally.

2. Used for various tumors, especially digestive tract and lymphomas. It can be used alone or in combination with other anti-tumor drugs such as Sophora flavescens, Scutellaria barbata, and Dioscorea bulbifera.

3. Used for edema caused by damp-heat, stranguria and jaundice. It can be used together with other medicines for clearing heat, removing dampness and relieving jaundice.

The above is some information about Houttuynia cordata. I hope you will have a better understanding of Houttuynia cordata after reading it. If you know some of the plants around you that can be used, there are many that can help your health, so everyone should learn more about and know more about the plants around them.