What are the benefits of drinking boiled water from Houttuynia cordata root?

Houttuynia cordata, also known as Houttuynia cordata, can be said to be a natural medicine. It is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and its nearby wetlands and dark places. Generally, its rhizomes are taken off and dried before being used as medicine. As for medicines such as Houttuynia cordata root, we usually boil it in water and drink it. It has many benefits for the human body. Here we will introduce the benefits of drinking boiled Houttuynia cordata root in water.

Effects

Houttuynia root is the root of Houttuynia cordata, which is distributed throughout the country. It can be used as medicine, and has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and treating sores, promoting diuresis and removing dampness, clearing away heat and stopping diarrhea, and strengthening the stomach and aiding food. It can also be eaten. It is a common condiment in the southern region. Its leaves are also edible and have a good health-care effect.

1. Clear away heat and detoxify

Houttuynia root has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It can be used for heat-toxic sores and is often used together with other heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs such as Viola yedoensis, honeysuckle, and forsythia. It can be taken orally or used externally. Therefore, it can be used to treat carbuncle caused by heat toxins. It can be taken orally as a decoction alone, or it can be mashed with fresh grass and applied externally.

2. Clear the lungs and discharge pus

Houttuynia root is an important medicine for treating lung abscess. 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.

3. Diuretic and diuretic

The diuretic effect of Houttuynia root is also very good. It can dilate capillaries, increase blood flow and urine secretion, thereby achieving a diuretic effect. Therefore, it is used to treat painful urination caused by heat, and is often used together with diuretic and stranguria-relieving drugs such as Akebia, Talcum, and Plantago.

4. Radiation resistance

Houttuynia cordata root has the effect of anti-radiation and increasing the body's immune function, and has no toxic side effects. It is not only suitable for flight crews, but also for people who often approach radiation sources, such as X-ray machine and computer operators.

5. Helps quit smoking

Houttuynia root can also help quit smoking. People who want to quit smoking can drink some strong Houttuynia root tea every day to reduce their urge to smoke. Houttuynia root is a food that is especially suitable for smokers. It can detoxify tobacco and clear lung heat. Prepare some dried Houttuynia cordata roots and take a little bit to soak in water every day to drink. This can reduce the damage of smoking to the body and prevent chronic pharyngitis, tracheitis and even lung cancer.

Nutritional Value

Houttuynia root is rich in dietary fiber and contains volatile oil, the main components of which are methyl nonanone, houttuynia cordata, myrcene, caprylic acid and capric acid; it also contains quercetin, isoquercetin, hyperoside and rutin.

1. Houttuynia cordata root decoction can significantly promote the ability of human peripheral blood leukocytes to phagocytize Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. Synthetic houttuynia root can improve the phagocytic function of leukocytes in patients with chronic bronchitis and increase the serum properdin level of rabbits and patients.

2. A yellow oily substance extracted from the root of 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.