Can eating Houttuynia cordata help you lose weight?

There are many ways to lose weight, and choosing a healthy way will prevent you from rebounding. Houttuynia cordata can be combined with other ingredients to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Red dates have the effect of replenishing blood and can regulate the body very well. It can be boiled or drunk directly in water. When using it, you must pay attention to the amount you consume. If you consume too much, it may have adverse effects on your body.

1. Houttuynia cordata + red dates

Ingredients: 75g Houttuynia cordata (dried), 15 cut red dates, 7 cups water

Method: Put all the ingredients into a pot, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 20 minutes over low heat. Filter out the cooked Houttuynia cordata and leave the juice, which can be drunk as water.

2. Soak Houttuynia cordata in water

Ingredients: 75g Houttuynia cordata (dried)

How to eat for weight loss: Soak it in a cup with boiling water and drink it after 5 minutes. It can be brewed repeatedly. Drink 8 cups a day for more than two weeks, and the weight loss effect will be significant.

Precautions for drinking Houttuynia cordata in water

1. All medicines are poisonous to some extent. As a traditional Chinese medicine, the amount of Houttuynia cordata taken must be controlled. Moreover, Houttuynia cordata is a cool food. Taking too much may cause body coldness, leading to symptoms such as diarrhea. Therefore, when taking Houttuynia cordata in water, you must consider whether your physical condition is suitable and avoid taking excessive amounts.

2. Do not soak it in water for a long time. If it is fresh Houttuynia cordata, remove the small whiskers below and break it into sections. You can eat it cold or stew it in bone soup. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, relieving inflammation and coughing very well (if you can accept that taste, you will like it very much). If it is medicinal Houttuynia cordata, it is best to pour the water and the grass into the bones to make soup after soaking. By the way, eating Houttuynia cordata raw (soaked in water) cannot completely remove the bacteria it carries and the harmful substances absorbed from the surface. It is best to eat it cooked or pickled in a cold dish.

3. Losing weight is not a matter of one or two days, and it requires an approach from many aspects. Appropriately increasing physical exercise, a reasonable work and rest schedule, a healthy diet, and maintaining a good mood are all closely related to losing weight.