Houttuynia cordata "broken ear root"
[Traditional Chinese Medicine Name] Houttuynia cordata[Nicknames] Stinky buckwheat, stinky vegetables, Houttuynia cordata, dog ear vegetables, crispus crispus, stinky fishy grass, and folded ear roots.
[Category] Heat clearing and detoxifying medicine.
【 Medicinal parts 】 Houttuynia cordata, a plant of the three white grass families, is used as a medicine with roots and whole grass. It is best to have many leaves, green color, flower clusters, and a strong fishy smell.
【 Origin Distribution 】 Born on shady slopes, village ridges, riverside streams, and wetland grasslands, medicinal herbs are mainly produced in provinces south of the Yangtze River Basin.
【 Nature and taste belong to the meridian 】 Slightly cold, spicy. Gui Lung Meridian and Bladder Meridian.
【 Effect 】 Clearing heat and detoxifying, expelling pus and carbuncle, diuresis and relieving gonorrhea.
【 Indications 】 It is used to treat pneumonia, lung abscess, heat dysentery, malaria, edema, gonorrhea, vaginal discharge, abscess, hemorrhoids, prolapse, eczema, baldness, scabies, clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and treat sores, diuresis and dehumidification, clear heat and stop dysentery, strengthen the stomach and digest food, and to treat lung carbuncle, sore swelling toxin, hemorrhoid rectal bleeding, spleen and stomach heat accumulation caused by excess heat, heat toxin, dampness, and disease heat.
【 Commonly used compatibility 】 Scutellaria baicalensis, Honeysuckle, White Snake, Platycodon grandiflorus, Almond, White Snake tongue grass, Forsythia suspensa, Plantago asiatica, Mung Bean, Tiger Scutellaria, Half branch Lotus, Licorice, Poria cocos, White Angelica, Gypsum, Peach kernel, Hawthorn, Coix seed, Earthworm, and Banlangen
【 Ingredients and Pharmacology 】 Houttuynia cordata has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, diuretic, antiviral, anti leptospira, enhanced immune function, anti allergic and anti asthmatic effects. Houttuynia cordata has a certain anti-cancer effect. Houttuynia cordata can dilate blood vessels in toads, increase blood flow and urine secretion. It also has the effects of sedation, hemostasis, inhibition of serum secretion, and promotion of tissue regeneration.
【 Usage and Dosage 】 Decoction 15-25 grams, not suitable for prolonged decoction; Double the amount of fresh products used:; Apply in moderation for external use.
[Taboos for use] Avoid taking for deficiency cold syndrome and negative external ulcers. "Bielu": Eating too much makes one gasp for breath. Meng Shen: Eating it for a long time can cause weakness, damage Yang Qi, and eliminate essence.
【 Related Formulas 】 Qingfei Huatan Tang, Wucao Tang, Pneumonia II Compound, Fish Flower Tea, Lung Tumor Formula.
[traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations] Compound houttuynia mixture, honeysuckle cold granule, Jizhi granule, Huanglong Kechuan capsule, Yujin injection, heat clearing and dampness removing tea, Jingfu antipruritic granule, Xinyi Biyan pill.
【 Compatibility Selection 】
① Treatment of lung abscess: Ji Ji, mash the juice, and mix it with aged mustard greens to drink. (Classic of Materia Medica)
② Treatment for viral pneumonia, bronchitis, and colds: 9 grams each of Houttuynia cordata, Houpu, and Forsythia suspensa, ground powder. 30 grams of mulberry branches, boiled in water, taken as powder. (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine)
③ Treatment for dysentery: 18g of fishy grass and 6g of hawthorn charcoal. Boil in water and take with honey. (Lingnan Herbal Records)
④ To treat lung abscess and vomiting pus and blood: Houttuynia cordata, Trichosanthin, Platycladus orientalis leaves, etc. Boil soup and take it. (Diannan Bencao)
⑤ Treating urticaria: Crush fresh fishy grass and rub the affected area. Southern Medicine (Chinese Herbal Medicine)
⑥ Treatment for food accumulation and bloating: 30g of fresh Houttuynia cordata. Boiled in water. (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)
⑦ Treatment of tonsillitis: 15 grams of fresh Houttuynia cordata and 15 grams of fresh Bone and Muscle grass, and an appropriate amount of pomelo (seeds). Crush and grind the juice together, mix honey and take it. (Fujin Pharmacopoeia)
⑧ Treating scabies: Crush fresh fishy grass and apply it externally to the affected area. (Qingdao Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook)
⑨ Treatment for lung abscess: Wash fresh grass and stir fry vegetables, or use 50g of Houttuynia cordata, 12g of Platycodon grandiflorus, 6g of licorice, and decoct in water.
⑩ Houttuynia cordata is used to treat urinary tract infections, frequent urination, and pain. Take 50g of fresh grass or 30g of dried product, decoct and take.
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(11) To treat acute bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, and coughing with blood in sputum: take 30g of Houttuynia cordata, 6g of licorice, and 30g of Plantago asiatica, and decoct them in water.
(12) Treatment for endometritis, cervicitis, adnexitis, red discharge, and small abdominal pain: 30-60 grams of Houttuynia cordata, 30 grams of Pugongshuang, and 30 grams of Lonicera japonica, decocted in water.
(13) To treat carbuncle, boil, and swelling (whether it has been ruptured or not): Wrap fresh Houttuynia cordata in wet paper, simmer in ashes, remove and mash, and apply to the affected area.
(14) Treatment of mumps: Take an appropriate amount of fresh Houttuynia cordata, mash it up and apply it to the affected area, wrap it with adhesive tape for fixation, twice a day.
(15) Treatment of nephrotic syndrome: 100-150 grams of dried Houttuynia cordata (dried product) should be soaked in 1000 milliliters of boiling water for half an hour, followed by a tea drink for offspring. One dose should be taken daily for three months as a course of treatment, with an interval of 2-3 days between the courses.
(16) Treatment for cold and fever: 20g of fragrant tea leaves and 16g of houttuynia cordata, decoct in water, or grind the upper medicine into fine powder, concentrate the decoction filtrate, and mix it with the fine powder to press tablets, 0.3g per tablet, 3 times a day, 3-4 tablets each time, for children to reduce.
(17) Treatment of acute jaundice hepatitis: 180g of Houttuynia cordata, 30g of white sugar, decoction in water, 1 dose per day, continuous intake of 5-10 doses.
(18) Treatment for habitual constipation: 5-10 grams of Houttuynia cordata, soak in plain water for 10-12 minutes before drinking tea. During the treatment period, stop using other medications for 10 days as a course of treatment.
(19) To treat dry fire type cough: 10g each of Houttuynia cordata, Baibu, Jujing, Shashen, and Sangbai, 12g licorice, and 5g tangerine peel. Boil the juice in water, take one dose per day, and drink it regularly.
(20) Chronic sinusitis: Crush fresh Houttuynia cordata, extract natural juice, and drip nose several times a day. Also, use Houttuynia cordata for seven yuan and fry it in water. (Shaanxi Herbal Medicine)
(21) Treatment for warm diseases such as fever, pneumonia, tonsillitis, and cold caused by wind and heat: 15g of Houttuynia cordata, 6g of wild chrysanthemum, 15g of Artemisia scoparia, 10g of Pernod, and 3g of grass fruit. Boiled in water, take 1 dose daily and drink frequently as tea.
(22) Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: 30g each of Houttuynia cordata, Pingdimu, Xianhecao, and 15g each of Gonglaoye. Boiled in water, take once on an empty stomach during the day and before going to bed.
(23) Treatment of urticaria: Take an appropriate amount of fresh Houttuynia cordata, mash it up, and gently rub the affected area.
(24) Treatment for heat drenching, white worms, vaginal discharge, and urinary tract infections: Fresh Houttuynia cordata 10-30g, boiled in water, 1 dose per day.
(25) Treatment of tonsillitis and pharyngitis: Take an appropriate amount of fresh Houttuynia cordata and brew it with hot water as a substitute for tea.
(26) Treatment of lung abscess: Take 30-60g of dried Houttuynia cordata daily, soak it in cold water for a period of time, boil it for 1 time, and then take it. The use of Houttuynia cordata treatment can reduce the odor of phlegm and blood count can return to normal within 10 days.
(27) Treating women with diarrhea and unpleasant odor: 60g fresh Houttuynia cordata, 30g three white grass roots, 120g fresh pork lean meat. Boil in water, take soup and meat, take before meals.
(28) Treatment of wind heat cough: Fresh Houttuynia cordata 50-150g, appropriate amount of rock sugar. First, wash and mash the Houttuynia cordata, then boil the rock sugar in 200-500ml of water, then pour it into the Houttuynia cordata, and add it for 5-7 minutes before taking it. Take 1-2 times a day for 4 consecutive days.
(29) Treatment of Wind Fire Eye Pain: Fresh Houttuynia cordata root 60g, mixed with white sugar for consumption.
(30) Treatment of sores, boils, redness, swelling, heat and pain: 60g of fresh Houttuynia cordata and 60g of fresh dandelion each, mash and apply to the affected area.
(31) Treatment for dizziness, insomnia, and excessive dreaming: 500g of Houttuynia cordata, take 10g daily, soak in boiling water and drink. Take all for one course of treatment.
(32) Treatment of hemorrhoids: Take 100g of fresh Houttuynia cordata whole grass, chop and mash it, put it into a spittoon, rinse it with boiling water until half of the spittoon, and fumigate and wash the anus while it is hot to tolerate it. Especially for simple external hemorrhoids, the therapeutic effect is better.
(33) Treatment of hemorrhoids: Houttuynia cordata, decoction with water and alcohol, take three doses in a row. The residue is fumigated and washed, and those with pus will ulcerate, while those without pus will self dissolve. (Diannan Bencao)
(34) Treatment of snake and insect injuries: Houttuynia cordata, wrinkled face grass, locust tree leaves, and grass cassia. Apply a rotten pestle to it. (Emergency Yifang)
(35) Treatment for itching of the external genitalia and anal abscess in women: Take an appropriate amount of Houttuynia cordata and smoke it with decoction. (Shanghai Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine)
(36) Treatment of cough and night sweat in lung disease: Two liang of lateral ear root lobe, one pig belly. Put the lateral ear roots and leaves in the stomach to stew in soup. Take one dose daily and three doses in a row. (Collection of Folk Prescriptions and Medicines in Guizhou)
(37) Epidemic mumps: Take an appropriate amount of fresh Houttuynia cordata, mash it up and apply it to the affected area, wrap it with adhesive tape for fixation, twice a day.
(38) Acute jaundice hepatitis: 180g fresh Houttuynia cordata, 30g white sugar, decoction in water, 1 dose per day, continuous intake of 5-10 doses.
Clinical application
① Dysentery: 20g of Houttuynia cordata, 6g of Hawthorn charcoal, boiled in water and taken with honey.
② Cold and fever: 20g of fragrant tea leaves and 16g of houttuynia cordata, decoct in water, or grind the upper medicine into fine powder, concentrate the decoction filtrate, and mix with the fine powder to press tablets, 0.3g per tablet, 3 times a day, 3-4 tablets each time, for children to reduce.
③ Lung abscess: 30g of Houttuynia cordata and 15g of Platycodon grandiflorus, taken by decoction or powder preparation. You can also wash fresh grass and stir fry vegetables to eat, or use 50g of Houttuynia cordata, 12g of Platycodon grandiflorus, 6g of licorice, and fry in water.
④ Habitual constipation: 5-10 grams of Houttuynia cordata, soak in plain water for 10-12 minutes, then drink tea. During the treatment period, discontinue other medications for 10 days as a course of treatment.
⑤ Urinary tract infection: frequent and painful urination: Take 50g of fresh grass or 30g of dried product, decoct and take.
⑥ Acute bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, cough with blood in sputum: Take 30g of Houttuynia cordata, 6g of licorice, 30g of Plantago asiatica, and decoct in water.
⑦ Skin diseases: Applying fresh mashed juice or taking decocted juice orally has the effects of clearing heat, reducing swelling, removing prickly heat, and relieving itching. Wash with whole herb decoction to treat pemphigus and athlete's foot.
⑧ Carbuncle, boil, and swelling (whether already or not ruptured): Wrap fresh fishy grass in wet paper, simmer in ashes, remove and mash, and apply to the affected area.
⑨ Ziguan endometritis, cervical inflammation, adnexitis, red discharge, and small abdominal pain: 30-60 grams of Houttuynia cordata, 30 grams of Dandelion, and 30 grams of Lonicera japonica vine, decocted in water.
⑩ Treating hemorrhoids: Wash the Houttuynia cordata thoroughly (the amount depends on the size of the pot, there are no specific requirements, but more is better). Put it in a pot and boil it with water, then put the water and Houttuynia into a spittoon and sit directly on it to steam. When the water is about to cool down, wash the hemorrhoids with water. The effect is very good, and long-term use is not easy to relapse.
Reminder: The use of traditional Chinese medicine should be based on syndrome differentiation and treatment. It should be used under the guidance of professional traditional Chinese medicine and should not be used arbitrarily.
Houttuynia cordata can also be used for daily health care, and commonly consumed methods are as follows:
·Boiling water: Boiling water with only Houttuynia cordata has a certain therapeutic effect on heat, sores, pneumonia, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, etc.
·Cold Mix: Prepare fresh Houttuynia cordata, remove impurities and wash it, cut it into sections, soak it in salt water for a few minutes, add MSG, salt, Sichuan pepper powder, chili oil, and sugar, mix well and serve. Houttuynia cordata has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis, and reducing swelling. Making cold dishes has certain therapeutic effects on upper respiratory tract infections, lung abscesses, urinary tract inflammation, mastitis, bee ointment tissue inflammation, otitis media, enteritis, etc.
·Stir fried vegetables (stir fried eggs with fishy grass): Prepare 150g of fresh fishy grass and 4 eggs. First, wash and cut the fishy grass into small pieces, knock the eggs into a bowl and stir well. Then, heat up the oil in the pot, add scallions and stir fry until fragrant. Add the fishy grass and stir fry a few times. Pour in the eggs and stir fry together until they form a block. Add some salt to season. Has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs
Attention: Houttuynia cordata is cold and should not be consumed excessively.
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