Houttuynia ( scientific name : Houttuynia cordata), also known as Zhe Ergen , cut child roots, pig nose arch, Houttuynia , Hakka point termed dog ears on taxonomic genus dicot genus Houttuynia Saururaceae , One kind is the smell of the herbs have . Country south of the Yangtze River provinces are distributed. Detoxification .

 

Cordata, name , see " doctors do not record ."Ta susong said: " Health and wetlands, valley shade can also prostrate, such as buckwheat and fat leaves , stems, purple red , Esa people exceedingly fresh , off the dishes that of Potamogeton leaves have the smell of fish , it is commonly known : Yuxingcao "

 

Medicinal Value

Houttuynia spicy, cold, can detoxify, swelling sore treatment , diuretic dehumidification, Jianweixiaoshi with governance excess heat , toxic heat , dampness , heat illness lung abscess infestation , sores , hemorrhoids blood in the stool , stomach accumulated heat and so on. Modern pharmacological experiments show that the product has anti-bacterial , anti-viral , improve immunity, diuretic effect.

 

Clinical reports are widely used to treat Yuxingcao respiratory tract infection, influenza , lung abscess, malignant pleural effusion , lung , cervical erosion , acute dysentery, acute jaundice hepatitis , mumps and other diseases. Abroad also isolated from Houttuynia One species in anti-cancer substances ; addition to gastric valid outside , and advanced lung cancer , choriocarcinoma, malignant mole , colorectal cancer is also One given therapeutic effect. In Japan , Houttuynia favored , in addition to the traditional Kampo , medicated diet , but also to functional health food ( tea, drinks, etc. ) mode applications.

 

Literature on

1 . " Doctors do not record ": the main earwigs drowning sores.

2 . "Japan Hanako Materia Medica" : simplxs barrel simmer , dressing malignant sore white bald .

3 . "Lu crags Materia Medica": Dodge heatstroke volt hot stuffy chaos, unconscious.

4 . "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" : Zhifei carbuncle cough with pus and blood , sputum stench , colon toxic heat , treatment of hemorrhoids .

5. " Compendium of Materia Medica " : heat poison carbuncles , sore hemorrhoids prolapse , broken shop illness , the solution NAO poison.

6. "Doctor Lin compile" : the water line , tackle , to malaria , hot weather. Snake poison treatment , cure athlete's foot , ulcer ulcer , go stasis .

7 . Chen Nien - tsu : Health pound cure vomiting .

8. " Classification of herbs" : governance Wulin , eliminate swelling , to food product, make weak consumer expansion .

9. " Lingnan herbs recorded" : Leaves: dressing vicious big sores , can disinfect ; decoction can go hot and humid , cure dysentery.

10. " Chinese medicine plant field guide " : You can make emergency poison the emetic.

11. Guangzhou Air Force "Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook" : anti-inflammatory and detoxifying , diuretic swelling. Upper respiratory tract infection cure , lung abscess , urinary tract inflammation and other parts of suppurative inflammation, snakebite .

12. Guangzhou forces "Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook" : detoxification . Mastitis treatment , cellulitis , otitis media , enteritis.