What are the effects of houttuynia cordata loquat leaf rock sugar

Have you ever heard of drinking water boiled with Houttuynia cordata and loquat leaves? In fact, the combination of these two can clear the lungs and relieve cough, reduce adverse qi and stop vomiting, and treat problems such as dry mouth, thirst, and acne. Houttuynia cordata has a wide range of medicinal value in life, especially for cough caused by lung heat. Drinking the water boiled with Houttuynia cordata and loquat leaves can achieve effective treatment.

1. Loquat leaves are oblong or obovate, 12-30cm long and 3-9cm wide. The apex is pointed, the base is cuneate, the upper part of the edge is sparsely serrated, and the base is entire. The upper surface is gray-green, yellow-brown or reddish-brown and shiny, while the lower surface is light gray or brown-green and densely covered with yellow hairs. The main vein is prominent on the lower surface, and the lateral veins are pinnate. The petiole is very short and covered with brown-yellow hairs. Leathery and brittle, easily broken. It has a slight fragrance and a slightly bitter taste. The best ones are those that are complete and gray-green in color. It can clear the lungs and relieve cough, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting. Cough due to lung heat, shortness of breath due to gas reversal, vomiting and hiccups due to stomach heat. It can treat dry mouth, thirst, lung wind, facial sores, and acne.

2. In the course of historical changes and development, Houttuynia cordata has always played the dual role of medicine and food, playing a role in people's health care, disease prevention and treatment. As modern people increasingly admire nature and pursue authenticity, wild or domestically grown Houttuynia cordata has become a "common vegetable" on the public table with its value doubled in various places (especially in southwest my country). It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Treat pneumonia, lung abscess, febrile dysentery, malaria, edema, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, carbuncle, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, eczema, baldness, and scabies.

3. Houttuynia cordata clears heat, similar to Western anti-inflammatory drugs, but it is not suitable for all colds. The cooking time of Houttuynia cordata is shorter, while Chinese medicine is generally boiled for 25-30 minutes after the water boils. In addition, loquat leaves and Houttuynia cordata are both cough suppressants and may be effective for coughs, but the effects vary from person to person, so it is not recommended that you take them blindly. It is mainly effective for cough caused by lung heat. If it is not caused by lung heat, it will not have a good effect.