Can I eat Houttuynia cordata while taking Chinese medicine?

Houttuynia root is a very common food ingredient, and many people like to eat it. Of course, its unique taste is also the reason why many people don’t like it. Some people cannot eat Houttuynia root due to their health conditions. So, what kind of people cannot eat Houttuynia root?

What kind of people can't eat Houttuynia cordata root?

There are many cases of patients suffering from redness and itching of the skin after being exposed to the sun for one day after being fed with wild Houttuynia cordata roots and fruits. Reports of this type of photosensitive dermatitis occurring in dermatologists after taking Houttuynia cordata root are common.

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People with allergic constitution should not take it. Judging from the characteristics of Chinese medicinal materials, Houttuynia root is pungent and cold. Eating too much will make people breathless; eating it for a long time will damage qi and blood and consume essence. Therefore, it is not suitable for people with weak and cold constitution and those with pubic furuncles, carbuncles, and ulcers without swelling, heat, or pain. A small number of people may develop solar dermatitis after taking fresh Houttuynia cordata root.

The application scope of Houttuynia cordata root injection in the treatment of some infectious diseases is very wide. Some middle-aged and elderly people mistakenly believe that Chinese herbal medicines and Chinese medicine preparations have little toxicity and side effects, but this understanding is one-sided. Because it is a pharmaceutical preparation, it usually needs to add about 2% benzyl alcohol, and the purity of Houttuynia cordata root extracted by various pharmaceutical companies varies. The difference in purity not only means a difference in quality, but also a difference in uncontrollable organic chemicals.

Supplementation of Houttuynia root injection can be used to treat urinary tract infections, respiratory infections and some gastrointestinal infections. The roots and leaves can be eaten raw or fried or boiled. However, Houttuynia cordata root is allergenic and may not cause problems if taken occasionally, but it is not suitable for long-term use or injection.

Can I eat Houttuynia cordata root while taking Chinese medicine?

Houttuynia root is also a kind of Chinese medicinal material. It has the effects of clearing away heat and removing fire, reducing swelling and discharging pus, and promoting diuresis and relieving stranguria. It has excellent therapeutic effects on symptoms such as lung abscess and pus vomiting, wind-heat cough, hot and toxic sores, and cold and damp stranguria. Whether Houttuynia cordata root can be taken together with Chinese medicinal materials should be consulted by a doctor in the hospital to avoid the occurrence of eighteen anti-effects and nineteen fears, which will reduce the efficacy of the medicine.