What are the therapeutic effects of Houttuynia cordata?

Food and medicine have the same origin. Many Chinese medicinal materials can also be eaten as food. For example, Houttuynia cordata. When you are in a restaurant, you can eat meatballs made of Houttuynia cordata, cold vegetables, stir-fried vegetables, and you can also use it to make soup. It is delicious in a variety of ways. Because Houttuynia cordata is also a traditional Chinese medicinal material, if you eat it regularly, it can prevent and treat many diseases. So what are the therapeutic effects of Houttuynia?

1. Improve the body's immunity: Houttuynia cordata can enhance the phagocytic ability of WBC and increase serum properdin. In the treatment of tracheitis, synthetic houttuynia cordata can significantly improve the patient's WBC's phagocytic ability against Staphylococcus aureus and significantly increase serum properdin. Rabbits were given 8 mg of houttuynia cordata intramuscularly daily. After three days of continuous administration, the level of properdin in serum also increased significantly. Houttuynia cordata improves the body's immunity and is of great significance for the treatment of infectious diseases.

2. Antibacterial effect: A yellow oily substance extracted from Houttuynia cordata has an inhibitory effect on various microorganisms (especially yeasts and molds), and has a significant inhibitory effect on hemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, influenza bacillus, catarrhalis, and pneumococcus. It also has effects on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, and Salmonella typhi. The artificially synthesized sodium bisulfite adduct of decanoyl acetaldehyde is called synthetic houttuynia cordata.

3. Antiviral effect: Using human embryonic kidney primary monolayer epithelial cell tissue culture, Houttuynia cordata decoction (1:10) has an inhibitory effect on the Asian influenza A Jingke 68-1 strain and can delay the growth of the orphan virus ECHO11.

4. Diuretic effect: perfusing toad kidneys or frog webs with Houttuynia cordata extract can dilate capillaries, increase blood flow and urine secretion, and thus have a diuretic effect. Its effect may be caused by organic matter, and potassium only plays an additional role in increasing diuresis. When it acts directly, it can weaken the activity of Leptospira, cause death, and lysis, and can also delay the onset of the disease in guinea pigs artificially infected with Leptospira.

Houttuynia cordata has extraordinary effects and can be found in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. Many people also like to use it to make soup and medicinal food. But after all, it is a traditional Chinese medicine. If you are not very clear about the pharmacology of Houttuynia cordata, it is best not to consume it blindly. Moreover, Houttuynia cordata has a cold nature, so people with weak constitution and cold body should not eat it or eat less.