Houttuynia cordata - a medicinal plant that cures 8 diseases.

Houttuynia cordata

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Houttuynia cordata has a pungent and sour taste, a fishy smell, and a cooling nature. It is used to clear heat, detoxify, promote urination, disinfect, and treat pneumonia, arthritis, cervical ulcers, habitual constipation, acute bacterial dysentery, acute jaundice hepatitis, kidney diseases, rhinitis, purulent otitis media, mumps, chronic pharyngitis, colon diseases, prostatitis, boils and rashes, and several other ailments.

Below are some medicinal remedies using Houttuynia cordata (fish mint):

- Treating boils, pimples, and acne:Take a handful of washed Houttuynia cordata leaves, crush half of them and apply the paste to the acne-affected area, and eat the other half raw (If you can't eat it raw, you can crush it and mix the juice with sugar to drink).

- Treatment for painful urination, frequent urination, and nocturia (frequent urination at night):Wash 50g each of Houttuynia cordata, Plantago major, and Centella asiatica, crush them, and strain the juice. Drink this for 1 to 2 weeks for best results.

- Treating pneumonia and enteritis:Boil 50g of Houttuynia cordata leaves in water and drink the decoction 2-3 times a day before meals. Use for 4-6 days and the condition will improve.

- Treatment for mumps:Take some fresh Houttuynia cordata leaves, crush them into a paste, and apply it to the jawline, securing it with a bandage. Do this twice a day.

- Treating hemorrhoids:Eating raw Houttuynia cordata daily, combined with crushing the leaves and applying them to the hemorrhoid area, and bandaging it in place 1 to 2 times a day, is very effective.

- Treating conjunctivitis (pink eye)Wash 10 leaves of Houttuynia cordata, crush them into a paste, and wrap in a thin cloth or absorbent paper before applying to the eyes to cure the condition.

- Treating constipationTake 10g of dried Houttuynia cordata, pour hot water over it and let it steep for 15 minutes, then drink it like tea. During treatment, you must stop using other medications. Results will be seen after 10 days.

- Treating kidney diseases:Take 50-100g of dried Houttuynia cordata (roasted), pour 1000ml of boiling water over it and let it steep for 30 minutes. Then, take it out and drink one dose daily. Drink continuously for 3 months.

Note:You can use Houttuynia cordata as a substitute for green vegetables 1 to 2 times a week, depending on the dietary needs of each family member.