When it comes to Houttuynia cordata, everyone must be unfamiliar with it, but when it comes to Houttuynia cordata, you can know that it is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Houttuynia cordata is what we commonly call Houttuynia cordata. Houttuynia cordata is usually harvested in summer and dried for use. It is called Houttuynia cordata because it has a distinct fishy smell after being crushed after drying. Houttuynia cordata has good medicinal value. Let us learn about the effects of Houttuynia cordata soaked in water. Every 100 grams of fresh tender stems and leaves contains 2.2 grams of protein, 6 grams of carbohydrates, 0.4 grams of fat, 74 milligrams of calcium, and 53 milligrams of phosphorus. The whole plant contains 0.0049% volatile oil, the main components of which are houttuynia cordata (the rhizome volatile oil also contains this element), methyl nonyl ketone, lauryl aldehyde, myrcene, limonene, camphorene, etc. In addition, it also contains potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, physalisine, hyperoside, rutin, B-sitosterol, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, etc. The flowers, leaves and fruits all contain quercetin, quercetin, isoquercetin, renoside and hyperoside. Houttuynia cordata has the health benefits of clearing away heat and detoxifying, resolving phlegm, draining pus and eliminating carbuncles, and promoting diuresis, reducing swelling and relieving stranguria. Houttuynia cordata has antibacterial effects. The volatile oil components contained in Houttuynia cordata, such as houttuynia cordata, lauryl aldehyde, methyl nonyl ketone, galanthin, quercetin, and arbutin, have a certain inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus, Shigella dysenteriae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus, Escherichia coli, Gram-positive Bacillus, etc., and have a stronger effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus albus. 1. It is used for coughing up pus and blood due to lung abscess, cough with lung heat, and yellow and thick sputum. The former is often used together with platycodon, reed root, wax gourd seed, etc. to enhance the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and discharging pus; the latter is often used together with lung-clearing, phlegm-resolving and cough-relieving drugs such as scutellaria baicalensis, fritillaria, and mulberry bark. This product is an important medicine for treating lung abscess. 2. It is used for heat-toxic sores and ulcers, and is often used together with other heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs such as Viola yedoensis, Honeysuckle, and Forsythia suspensa. It can be taken orally or used externally. 3. It is used for painful urination caused by heat and is often used together with diuretic and stranguria-relieving drugs such as Akebia, Talcum, and Plantago. It is widely used in modern times to treat lung abscess, pneumonia, acute and chronic bronchitis, urinary tract infection; clearing away heat and detoxifying; draining pus and eliminating carbuncle; and promoting diuresis and relieving stranguria. Indications: Lung abscess with pus vomiting; Cough with phlegm and heat; Throat; Heat dysentery; Carbuncle, swelling and ulcer; Heat stranguria. Treat pneumonia, lung abscess, malaria, edema, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, carbuncle, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, eczema, baldness, and scabies. Now everyone must have a clear understanding of the effects of soaking Houttuynia cordata in water through the introduction of the article. Although Houttuynia cordata has good medicinal effects, it is not recommended that you buy and take it on your own. If you have a disease and need professional examination, the doctor will consider the dosage of the medicine according to the severity of the disease. I hope everyone can pay attention to it. |
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