Can drinking Houttuynia cordata tea help lose weight?

Drinking Houttuynia cordata tea has no weight loss function at all. Houttuynia cordata has considerable medicinal and edible value. Even so, there is no talk of losing weight. Judging from the efficacy of Houttuynia cordata, it does not have the function of weight loss. Houttuynia cordata has a wide range of functions, but it does not have the effect of weight loss in any way. If you want to lose weight by taking Houttuynia cordata, you can stop now. Here are some of the functions of Houttuynia cordata.

Houttuynia cordata has very low toxicity. The LD50 of subcutaneous injection in mice is 1.6±0.081g/kg. Mice weighing 17-20g were injected intravenously with 1.5mg of houttuynia cordata (equivalent to about 200 times the human injection dose). There was no death after one week of observation, and 90% of them gained weight. No lesions were found after autopsy. Intravenous drip of 38-47 mg/kg will not cause death in dogs, but increasing the dose to 61-64 mg/kg may cause death.

For the treatment of pneumonia: Take 30 grams of Houttuynia cordata and 15 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum and boil them until 200 ml. Take 30 ml each time, 3 to 4 times a day. When the sputum is thick and the amount is large, use 5% Houttuynia cordata decoction for spray inhalation. 28 cases of pneumonia were treated (11 cases of lobar pneumonia, 8 cases of segmental pneumonia, 8 cases of patchy shadows, and 1 case of mild bronchopneumonia). Bacteriological examinations confirmed bacterial infections in all cases, and allergic, viral, and tuberculosis factors were excluded. All cases treated started taking the medication within 24 hours to 3 days after onset of the disease and continued until the shadow on the X-ray was completely absorbed. No other medication was used. As a result, 26 cases recovered.

In fact, Houttuynia cordata has a very good inhibitory effect on some pathogenic microorganisms. For example, Staphylococcus aureus is sensitive to Houttuynia cordata. When conducting in vitro tests, it was found that not only Staphylococcus aureus, but also common pathogenic microorganisms such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pneumococcus are sensitive to Houttuynia cordata. Therefore, this plant has a good antibacterial effect.