Traditional Medicinal Herbs Houttuynia Cordata Roots
Houttuynia Cordata is a medicinal and edible herb with an aromatic smell that has long been used in Asia to treat pneumonia, hypertension, constipation, and hyperglycemia via detoxification, reduction of heat, and diuretic action.
Hountub Dry aboveground parts of. In summer, the stems and leaves are lush, and the flowers and ears are often harvested and cut to remove impurities and dry in the sun.
What is Houttuynia Cordata?
Houttuynia Cordata is a kind of herbal medicine in southwest China. The herb smells like fish, so-called cordate houttuynia, also known as winding grass. From the perspective of western medicine, houttuynia Cordata still has effects on antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory. From the view of traditional Chinese medicine, firstly, houttuynia herba can clear heat and dissolve phlegm, treat cough and asthma of lung heat; secondly, houttuynia herba can clear heat and detoxify, cure various ulcer-cancer, carbuncle, cure ulcer; thirdly, houttuynia herba can be diuresis through the rain, heat through the rain, the treatment of urinary tract infection, frequency of urination, urgency, pain; fourthly, houttuynia herba can treat all kinds of hot diarrhea, such as bacterial dysentery, can be used.
Product Description
Pin Yin Name
Yu Xing Cao
English Name
Houttuynia Cordata
Latin Name
Houttuynia Herba
Botanical Name
Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
Other names
yu xing cao, houttuynia plant, herba houttuyniae, houttuynia herb
Appearance
Brown stem and leaf
Smell and Taste
Pungent, cold
Specification
Whole, slices, powder (We can also extract if you need)
Part Used
Plant parts above ground
Shelf life
2 Years
Storage
Store in cool and dry places; keep away from strong light