Is Houttuynia cordata warm or cold?

Houttuynia root is a Chinese herbal medicine with high efficacy and function, and is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. So is Houttuynia root cold or hot in nature? What are the benefits of eating Houttuynia cordata root for women? The following explains it to you.

Houttuynia root is cold. Houttuynia root, also known as Houttuynia cordata, is the fresh grass or dried above-ground part of the Houttuynia cordata plant of the Saussurea family. It has high efficacy and effects. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Houttuynia root is pungent in taste and cold in nature. It enters the lung, bladder, and small intestine meridians, and has the effects of clearing away heat and removing fire, facilitating urination and reducing swelling, and promoting digestion. It is commonly used to soak in water or take as a decoction of Chinese medicinal materials.

The effect of eating houttuynia root for women

Improve immunity

Houttuynia cordata root contains houttuynia cordata root element, protein, vitamin C, minerals and other nutrients. If women take it appropriately, it can improve the specificity of tissue cells in the human body, accelerate the regeneration of immunoglobulin G in the body, improve immunity to a certain extent, and have a certain degree of prevention against external viral infections.

Sterilization

Houttuynia cordata root contains natural houttuynia cordata root hormone, which is a natural medicinal ingredient with certain bactericidal and disinfecting effects. It can eliminate pathogens in the human body. If women take it appropriately, it can prevent symptoms of vaginitis, nephritis and other dermatitis.

Radiation protection

The living environment of Houttuynia cordata root improves its anti-radiation effect to a certain extent. Therefore, women's consumption of Houttuynia cordata root can enhance the body's anti-radiation ability and reduce the damage of radiation hazards themselves.

Clear away heat and relieve fire

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Houttuynia cordata root is a cold Chinese medicinal material with the effect of clearing away heat and removing fire. It can alleviate throat discomfort symptoms such as lung heat and dry cough to a certain extent. It is often used to assist in the treatment of tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, etc.

Taboos of Houttuynia root:

It is generally not recommended to drink water for a long time. Although Houttuynia cordata root is a Chinese herbal medicine with high efficacy and function, it has the functions of clearing away heat, removing dampness and reducing swelling, but Houttuynia cordata root is not suitable for long-term drinking. On the one hand, as a Chinese herbal medicine, Houttuynia cordata root has certain side effects. Long-term use not only cannot produce a good nourishing and health-preserving effect, but also will affect one's own health. On the other hand, due to the cold nature of Houttuynia cordata root, long-term use will increase the body's coldness, resulting in excessive coldness such as sweating on the palms and diarrhea. Under normal circumstances, it is better to drink Houttuynia cordata soaked in water 2-3 times a week.