Houttuynia efficacy and use

Houttuynia cordata has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuretic and stranguria, eliminating carbuncle and pus, etc. Its use is related to its efficacy.

1. It is

slightly cold in nature and enters the lung meridian. It has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and has certain conditioning effect on lung heat cough and phlegm with blood.

2. It

can also play the role of diuretic and stranguria, and can improve symptoms such as dysuria, edema and fullness, heat stranguria and astringent pain.

3. It has the

effect of eliminating carbuncle and pus. It is suitable for lung carbuncle vomiting pus, sore swelling poison, alopecia and scabies. Modern clinical commonly used as an auxiliary treatment for chronic sinusitis, tonsillitis and other diseases.