The benefits of eating Houttuynia

Houttuynia cordata is a special food because it can be used as a medicine. As long as we eat such food, it can help us effectively protect our physical fitness. It can also treat some diseases. In fact, the only purpose of eating food is to absorb the nutrients our body needs. So only by understanding their advantages and disadvantages before consuming them can we use them correctly.

Only when we know the advantages and disadvantages clearly can we try not to touch their disadvantages, so that our bodies will not be harmed. Food that can be used as a medicine guide can definitely absorb its medicinal properties after being eaten when it is made into medicine. But don't consume it in excess, as it is harmful to your body. So what are the benefits of eating Houttuynia cordata?

Houttuynia cordata is an herbal medicine included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The herbal medicine comes from the dried aerial parts of the Houttuynia cordata plant of the Saururaceae family. The flowers are harvested in summer when the stems and leaves are lush and the flowers are numerous, and then the impurities are removed and the flowers are dried in the sun.

Benefits of Houttuynia

Enhances immunity

Enhance the phagocytic ability of WBC and increase serum properdin. In the treatment of chronic bronchitis, synthetic houttuynia cordata can significantly improve the phagocytic ability of WBC of patients against white Staphylococcus aureus and significantly increase serum properdin. Rabbits were given 8 mg of houttuynia cordata intramuscularly daily. After three days of continuous administration, the level of properdin in serum also increased significantly. Houttuynia cordata improves the body's immunity and is of great significance in the treatment of infectious diseases.

Antibacterial effect

A yellow oily substance extracted from Houttuynia cordata has inhibitory effects on various microorganisms (especially yeasts and molds), and has a significant inhibitory effect on hemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, influenza bacillus, catarrhalis, and pneumococcus. It also has effects on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, and Salmonella typhi. The artificially synthesized sodium bisulfite adduct of decanoyl acetaldehyde is called synthetic houttuynia cordata. The synthesized sodium bisulfite adduct of dodecyl acetaldehyde is called neohyaluronic acid, which has obvious inhibitory effects on various bacteria in both in vivo and in vitro experiments: the MIC for Staphylococcus aureus and penicillin-resistant bacteria is 62.5~80mcg/ml, and for influenza bacilli it is 1.25mg/ml. The concentration for Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RY strain in Purbeck liquid medium is 16mcg/ml. On modified Su Tong's semi-solid medium, it is 25mcg/ml, and its potassium salt is 12.5mcg/ml. The synthetic houttuynia cordata isonicotinamide has a strong effect on TB bacilli, with an MIC of 0.78~3.1mcg/ml in mice infected with TB. It can significantly prolong the survival time. Intraperitoneal injection of 1 mg per mouse can extend the survival time of mice by 62 days. The therapeutic effect is better when mixed with feed.

Virus Effect

Using human embryonic kidney primary monolayer epithelial cell tissue culture, Houttuynia cordata decoction (1:10) had an inhibitory effect on the Asian influenza A Jingke 68-1 strain and could delay the growth of the orphan virus ECHO11. Zhu Yutong reported: Several non-volatile oil fractions were obtained by ethanol extraction. Among them, houttuynia cordata III has a preventive protective effect on mice infected with influenza virus, but has no obvious effect on EMC and HSVⅡ. Synthetic houttuynia cordata derivatives also have strong antiviral effects. Houttuynia cordata extract (4g crude drug/ml) has a significant preventive and protective effect on mice infected with influenza virus. However, it has no significant protective effect against encephalomyocarditis virus and herpes virus type 2 infection. It is also proved that the anti-influenza virus component of Houttuynia cordata is not in the volatile oil part, but in the non-volatile matter. In vitro experiments have shown that the water extract of Houttuynia cordata can inhibit herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 infection. The specific mechanism is to inhibit the activity of transcription factors required for viral replication.

The above describes the benefits of eating Houttuynia cordata. Eating this food can help us effectively increase our immunity, effectively play an antibacterial role, and help us eliminate toxins in the body so that we can better absorb the nutrients of other foods. Therefore, clearly understanding the advantages and disadvantages of food is the most critical step before eating. It is very beneficial for patients with tracheitis to eat it.