The efficacy and function of Houttuynia cordata leaves

Houttuynia cordata root is a perennial herb, 30 to 50 cm tall, with a fishy smell. The upper end of the stem stands upright, often dark purple, while the lower part crawls, with small roots growing in whorls on the nodes. The leaves are symbiotic, paper-thin, with glandular dots, more common on the back, ovate or broadly ovate, 4-10 cm long, 2.5-6 cm wide, cordate at the tip, entire, often dark purple on the back, with 5-7 palmate petioles, leaf stems 1-3.5 cm long, glabrous, bracts membranous, 1-2.5 cm long, and fused with the leaf stems below to form a sheath. What are the functions and effects of Houttuynia cordata leaves?

Food Benefits

Houttuynia cordata root is eaten in different ways in different regions. For example, in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, people often use the following ways of eating it: one is to wash the houttuynia cordata root, cut it into strips and mix it with cold dishes; the second is to make soup, or steam and stir-fry it; the third is to make it into pickled radish.

effect

1. Antibacterial

Modern research shows that its unique taste mainly comes from houttuynia cordata root volatile oil - houttuynia cordata root root (decanoyl hydrobromide). Houttuynia cordata is the key antibacterial ingredient in the root of Houttuynia cordata, which has a significant inhibitory effect on catarrhal Gram-negative bacteria, Streptococcus influenzae, Pneumococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.

2. Facilitates urination

Houttuynia root also contains ingredients such as quercetin, which has antiviral and diuretic effects.

3. Anti-inflammatory

Clinical nursing has confirmed that Houttuynia cordata root has good effects on respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, chronic cervicitis, whooping cough, etc., and also has certain effects on subacute conjunctivitis, urinary tract infections, etc.

4. Improve Immunity

Houttuynia root can also enhance the body's immune function, increase the cellular phagocytosis ability, and has the effects of relieving pain, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, promoting blood circulation, promoting tissue regeneration, dilating capillaries, and increasing blood volume.

effect

The root of Houttuynia cordata mainly contains volatile oil, decanoyl hydrobromide Houttuynia cordata and other components, which have inhibitory and antibacterial effects on various pathogenic streptococci, Gram-negative bacteria, influenza virus, Leptospira, etc., and can enhance the body's hormone regulation function.