Houttuynia, Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草 Yu Xing Cao (TCM) Houttuynia cordataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 54 (1827) Houttuynia cordata(Photo by Nova) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Houttuynia cordata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent“Slightly Warm” (Ming Yi Bie Lu) Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin, Reduces Swellings:-Lung heat Cough with thick, yellow Phlegm-Lung Abscess with expectoration of thick phlegm with pus and blood-can be used for other Sores and Abscesses from heat and toxin (internally and topically)2. Clears Damp Heat:-Damp-Heat Diarrhea-painful, urination with dribbling urine3. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Masses:-Tumors and Cancers (inc. Lung, Colon, Breast, Liver, various Leukemia etc.)-research has verified effects against various cancer cell lines, showed an anti-tumor effect; various flavonoids, alkaloids and houttuynin have shown cytotoxic and anti-cancer effects.-the fermented alcohol extract of the herb has a stronger anti-cancer and anti-tumor effect Dose: 15–30 grams, added in the last 5 minutes of decoctingThe fermented alcoholic extract has been used in Cancer therapy.The fresh leaf and stem is used as a vegetable, especially in Sichuan. Comment: An extract is prepared as an injection to treat Infectious Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infection, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Pneumonia Main Combinations: 1.…

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