What are the effects and functions of Hedyotis diffusa?

The main effect of Houttuynia cordata is to clear away heat and detoxify, and it has a good effect on removing moisture from the body, treating lung diseases and coughs, and treating tonsillitis. Its functions are also relatively wide-ranging, and it can treat appendicitis and pharyngitis, and it can also treat dry urination in many people.

【Ingredients】

Heteronecane, stigmasterol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, β-sitosterol, β-sitosterol-D-glucoside, and p-coumaric acid were isolated from the whole plant.

【Function and indications】

Clears away heat, promotes dampness and detoxifies. Treat lung heat, cough, wheezing and tonsillitis. Pharyngitis, appendicitis, dysentery, urinary tract infection, jaundice, hepatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, carbuncles, furuncles, snake bites, and tumors. It can also be used for digestive tract cancer.

① "Chaozhou Chronicles·Products Records": "Squeeze the stems and leaves to drink the juice, it can treat appendicitis and all intestinal diseases."

② "Guangxi Chinese Medicine Records": "It can be used to treat infantile malnutrition, poisonous snake bites, and cancer. It can also be used to treat white blister and snake scabies."

③ "Southern Fujian Folk Herbs": "clears away heat and detoxifies, relieves inflammation and relieves pain."

④ "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "It can clear away heat and dissipate blood stasis, eliminate carbuncle and detoxify. It can treat carbuncle, ulcer, and scrofula. It can also clear lung fire and relieve lung heat. It can treat shortness of breath, cough and chest tightness caused by lung heat."

⑤ "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "clears away heat and detoxifies, promotes blood circulation and promotes diuresis. Treats tonsillitis, pharyngitis, appendicitis, hepatitis, dysentery, urinary tract infection, and infantile malnutrition."