| Chinese Name |
Yuxingcao |
| Latin |
Herba Houttuyniae |
| English Name |
Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that clears heat and eliminates toxin |
| Source |
Fresh or dried aerial part of Houttuynia cordata Thunb.(Fam. Saururaceae). |
| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Acrid, cold; Lung, Large Intestine |
| Actions |
To clear heat and eliminate toxin, promote drainage of pus, and induce excretion of urine
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| Indications |
Lung abscess with purulent expectoration, heat in the lung with cough and dyspnea, acute dysentery, heat stranguria, carbuncles and sores, in addition, used for upper respiratory tract infection, bronchopneumonia, lobar pneumonia and pulmonary abscess
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| Special Usage |
Double dosage of the fresh ones is used in the form of decoction or juice. It is pounded into paste for topical application or the lesion is bathed with the decoction.
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| Precaution |
It should not be decocted for a longer time, because it contains volatile oil. It is contraindicated for a deficiency and cold syndrome and sores, or ulcers of the yin syndrome.
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains decanoyl acetaldehyde, cordarine, quercitrin, etc.
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