Houttuynia cordata root is a local specialty of Guanghan City, Sichuan and other areas. Houttuynia cordata root is mainly produced in the provinces and regions in the southern end of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in my country. As early as the late 1980s, Gaoping Town, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province introduced it into the fields and carried out industrial cultivation. It has now developed to nearby towns and has a planting area of nearly square kilometers, forming the largest Houttuynia cordata planting base in my country. Houttuynia cordata is also known as fish mint root (Compendium of Materia Medica), dog ear (Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province), and houttuynia cordata (Sichuan, Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province). Fishy woody plant with strong odor. The leaves are heart-shaped, and the lower side of the bracts merges with the leaf stems to form a sheath. The raceme is symbiotic with the leaves at the top of the branch, with leaves and flowers, bisexual, and white bracts. The filaments are fused to the ovary below, and the ovary is on the stage. Siliques are oval, and the fruiting period is from May to October. It is a shade-loving plant, afraid of strong light, likes a warm and humid environment, is relatively resistant to low temperatures, can overwinter at -15℃, avoids drought, and grows best in fertile sandy soil or calcareous soil. There are weeds everywhere in the fields, as well as plantations, tea trees, and road ridges. Planting areas: Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province and various provinces and cities in the southern end of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, as well as Japan and Java Island in Indonesia. The whole plant is used as medicine, which has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, removing toxins and promoting dampness. It can treat enteritis, dysentery, nephritis edema, mastitis, otitis media, etc. The tender underground stems are edible and are often used as vegetables or seasonings by people in western my country. Zhe Er Gen Tang for the treatment of jaundice hepatitis Use three catties of fresh Houttuynia cordata to make a thick soup every day, soak it in tea and drink it frequently to treat jaundice hepatitis. Various forms of hepatitis can cause jaundice. Jaundice is a manifestation of severe cold and dampness in the human body. Houttuynia cordata can reduce inflammation and completely remove cold and dampness from the human body. Of course, the hepatitis B virus cannot cause any harm without the soil layer on which it depends for survival and growth. Smokers must drink Zhe Ergen tea every day Houttuynia cordata is a very suitable food for smokers, as it can clear and moisten the lungs and detoxify tobacco. Prepare some dried Houttuynia cordata in advance, and take a little bit to soak in water every day to drink, which can relieve the harm of smoking to you and prevent chronic pharyngitis, tracheitis and even lung cancer. Don't be inconvenienced, this small habit will bring great benefits to your future health. Houttuynia cordata also helps people quit smoking and drinking. People who want to quit smoking and drinking can drink some strong Houttuynia cordata tea every day and will be less tempted to smoke. |
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