Can Houttuynia cordata help lose weight

Houttuynia cordata has many functions. For example, it can be used as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat pneumonia. It can also be antibacterial and antiviral, and can be a diuretic and anti-inflammatory. Houttuynia cordata can also be used as a kind of food. Many people in southern my country eat this food. When Houttuynia cordata is about to be on the market, the price can reach as high as 40 yuan per kilogram. But does Houttuynia cordata have the function of weight loss? Take a look at the following introduction.

The claim that Houttuynia cordata can help you lose weight is absolutely a lie and you shouldn’t believe it.

Here are several ways to cook Houttuynia cordata.

Main ingredients: 250g Houttuynia cordata, seasonings: refined salt, MSG, pepper powder, chili oil, and white sugar. Remove impurities from the Houttuynia cordata, wash it, cut it into sections, soak it in salt water for a few minutes, add MSG, salt, pepper powder, chili oil, and sugar, mix well and serve. Houttuynia cordata has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, diuresis and reducing swelling. Making it into a cold dish has certain therapeutic effects on upper respiratory tract infection, lung abscess, urinary tract inflammation, mastitis, cellulitis, otitis media, enteritis, etc. Houttuynia cordata is cold in nature and should not be eaten too much.

Main ingredients: 1 tender hen (weighing about 1500 grams), 200 grams of Houttuynia cordata. Seasoning: salt, MSG, pepper, scallion, and ginger slices. Kill the chicken, remove the hair, internal organs, and clean its claws. Put it into a pot of boiling water and blanch it. Take it out and wash away the blood. Remove impurities from Houttuynia cordata, wash and cut into sections. Take a soup bowl, put in a whole chicken, salt, ginger, onion, pepper and appropriate amount of water, steam until the chicken is cooked through, then add Houttuynia cordata and MSG, steam for a while and then serve. This dish is made by combining Houttuynia cordata, which can clear away heat and detoxify, and promote diuresis and reduce swelling, with chicken, which can warm the middle and replenish qi, and nourish the marrow and add essence. It can provide the human body with rich protein, fat, carbohydrates and other nutrients, and has the effects of anti-inflammatory, detoxification, warming the middle and replenishing qi. It can be used as an auxiliary diet therapy dish for patients with lung abscess, consumptive weakness, edema, prolapse of the anus and other diseases.

Well, the above mainly introduces how to cook Houttuynia cordata to make it more delicious. Houttuynia cordata does not have the function of weight loss. There are some rumors online about Houttuynia cordata helping with weight loss that can be stopped here. Houttuynia cordata is more often used as an important food and is only considered a food in certain seasons in the southern region. Do not eat too much Houttuynia cordata, otherwise it will easily cause asthma and may also lead to insufficient yang energy in men.