Can Houttuynia cordata tea help lose weight?

I believe many people have heard of drinking Houttuynia cordata tea, and some people think that this method has a weight-loss effect. Houttuynia cordata has many functions. Its main function is to discharge pus, eliminate carbuncles, and promote diuresis and relieve stranguria. It also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Houttuynia cordata can be used to treat diseases such as phlegm-heat, cough, and heat stranguria, but its weight loss effect is not included in it. Eating more Houttuynia cordata will not help you lose weight, but will instead deplete your yang energy.

Drinking Houttuynia cordata in water or tea does not have the effect of losing weight. Some of the so-called claims that drinking Houttuynia cordata water can help lose weight are complete nonsense and have no basis at all. If you drink it carelessly, it will be harmful to your body.

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

Anti-tumor effect: The inhibitory effect of new houttuynia cordata on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma may be related to the increase of cAMP levels in cancer cells. Experiments show that when different doses of new houttuynia cordata were injected into the peritoneal cavity of mice at different times, the total number of cancer cells, the cancer cell division index, and the amount of ascites were significantly reduced, while the cAMP level in the cancer cells was increased.

Anti-inflammatory effect: Houttuynia cordata decoction has a significant anti-inflammatory effect on formaldehyde-induced foot swelling in rats, and can also significantly inhibit the thermal denaturation of human γ-globulin in the presence of Cu++; Houttuynia cordata can significantly inhibit the swelling of mouse ears and the increased permeability of skin capillaries caused by croton oil and xylene.

Houttuynia cordata can enhance the phagocytic ability of our body's immune system, especially when treating chronic bronchitis. Houttuynia cordata has the ability to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus. Experiments on rabbits have confirmed that taking Houttuynia cordata can improve the phagocytic function of macrophages against pathogens. Therefore, Houttuynia cordata not only improves immunity, but also has a good antibacterial effect.