Can Houttuynia cordata and Astragalus be soaked in water and drunk?

I believe that many of my friends like Houttuynia cordata very much in life, but Houttuynia cordata often grows by the river and has a strong smell of soil, and people who are not used to eating it will find it particularly unpalatable. However, because of its excellent effects, it is often used. Houttuynia cordata and Astragalus membranaceus can be soaked in water and drunk, and they are very effective and have high nutritional value, so they are very popular.

The efficacy and function of Houttuynia cordata

1. The efficacy of Houttuynia cordata

The medicinal effects of Houttuynia cordata are very outstanding. It can relieve cough and reduce phlegm, and it can also reduce inflammation and kill bacteria. It has a good therapeutic effect on common diseases such as cough with phlegm and lung abscess that are highly prevalent in humans. During treatment, Houttuynia cordata can be taken together with Chinese medicinal materials such as Dongguan people and chrysanthemum stems, which can make the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying more outstanding, and can make people's condition improve quickly.

2. The role of Houttuynia cordata

Houttuynia cordata can clear away heat and detoxify. When people usually have various symptoms of getting angry due to excessive heat and toxins in the body, they can directly use Houttuynia cordata, Viola yedoensis and Honeysuckle as medicines for clearing heat and detoxifying, and decoct them together and take them, which can quickly relieve people's symptoms of getting angry. In addition, Houttuynia cordata has a significant diuretic effect. When people usually have urinary obstruction, body edema, hot stranguria, or painful urination, they can directly decoct Houttuynia cordata together with diuretic and stranguria-relieving drugs such as Akebia, Talcum, and Plantago seed and take it.

How to eat Houttuynia cordata

There are many ways to eat Houttuynia cordata. Usually, you can wash the fresh Houttuynia cordata, mash it, take out the juice, put it into a pot and boil it, and then drink it directly instead of tea, which can play a good role in clearing heat and detoxifying. In addition, Houttuynia cordata can be made into a cold dish for human consumption, but before cooking it, it needs to be soaked in clean water for 4 to 5 hours, and the water needs to be changed 2 to 3 times in the middle. Otherwise, the Houttuynia cordata will have a strong fishy smell, which will affect the taste after cooking.

Benefits of Astragalus

Astragalus can alleviate kidney disease and has a diuretic effect. In addition, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen is responsible for transporting and transforming water and moisture. If the spleen is weak, the transport and transformation will be ineffective. Astragalus can not only nourish the spleen and replenish qi to treat the root cause, but also act as a diuretic to reduce swelling and treat the symptoms. It is one of the important medicines for treating qi deficiency edema. Astragalus itself has the effect of nourishing blood, and it helps to enhance the effect of blood production by replenishing qi. Therefore, Astragalus is also often used to treat blood deficiency and chlorosis, as well as qi and blood deficiency.

Astragalus can replenish Qi to promote blood circulation and replenish Qi to relieve numbness. Astragalus is often used to treat arthritis, sequelae of stroke, people suffering from qi deficiency and blood stasis, malnutrition of the skin, tendons and veins, with symptoms such as skin numbness or hemiplegia.