Side effects of drinking houttuynia water

Houttuynia root is a traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effects of promoting urination, clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing toxins, reducing swelling, removing dampness, and treating dysentery. When many people have these symptoms, they like to buy some Houttuynia root at the market and boil it in water to drink. Drinking Houttuynia root soaked in water has certain benefits, but relatively speaking, drinking Houttuynia root soaked in water also has certain side effects.

Side effects of Houttuynia root:

As a traditional Chinese medicine, Houttuynia cordata root has the effect of clearing away heat and removing fire. At the same time, it is also very common in southern China, especially in Sichuan. People are very familiar with Houttuynia cordata root and often take it as a dish. However, since it is used as a traditional Chinese medicine, it is partially toxic, so everyone should pay attention to some of its side effects and taboos when taking it in daily life.

Houttuynia cordata root contains natural houttuynia cordata. After entering our body, some people will experience seasonal allergic shock or more serious allergic symptoms after taking it. Severe skin allergies can be life-threatening. Therefore, people with allergic constitution should be careful when taking Houttuynia cordata root. Do not take too much. People with allergic constitution should not eat too much. In addition, although Houttuynia cordata root can be taken as a wild fruit, it contains certain small toxic side effects. Under normal circumstances, this kind of side effect will not cause great harm to the human body.

However, some people may experience some pain symptoms, such as abdominal pain, after taking it. In addition, the toxic side effects of Houttuynia cordata root can cause certain irritation to the female vaginal mucosa, and may cause some common gynecological diseases in some individuals. Finally, Houttuynia root is a slightly cold medicinal material. Therefore, people with weak constitution should not use it for a long time, as it is easy to damage qi and blood and make the body weaker and weaker.

Causes cold constitution

The root of Houttuynia cordata is cold in nature and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Therefore, for people with a hot constitution, drinking Houttuynia cordata soaked in water can have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. However, long-term use, especially for friends with a cold constitution and women who are pregnant, drinking Houttuynia cordata soaked in water can cause a weak and cold constitution.

Causes menstrual disorders

For female friends, drinking Houttuynia cordata root in water can easily cause the body to become cold. We all know that during menstruation, we must keep warm and avoid catching cold. Therefore, the side effect of Houttuynia cordata root for female friends is that it may cause menstrual disorders. Do not drink Houttuynia cordata root in water during menstruation.

Uterine cold and infertility

Drinking Houttuynia cordata root soaked in water for a long time is more harmful to female friends, because its coldness will corrode the female uterus over time, causing uterine cold. The female uterus is also the place for creating the next generation. A cold uterus is not suitable for fertilization of eggs, thus causing uterine cold infertility.