What are the benefits and effects of drinking water boiled with houttuynia cordata?
Boiling Houttuynia cordata for drinking has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, resolving carbuncles and discharging pus, promoting diuresis and alleviating strangury. It is recommended to take medicine according to doctor's advice and avoid blind medication.
1. Clearing Heat and Detoxifying
Houttuynia cordata is relatively cold in nature and related to the lung meridian. Drinking it after boiling has a certain nourishing effect on the lungs. Clinically, it is usually used to treat lung heat cough, heat-toxin-induced carbuncles and sores, and other conditions.
2. Resolving Carbuncles and Discharging Pus
Houttuynia cordata also has the effect of resolving carbuncles and discharging pus, which is used to improve swollen and toxic sores. If one experiences skin swelling, pain, and other phenomena caused by excessive heat-toxin, one can appropriately drink Houttuynia cordata water for conditioning.
3. Promoting Diuresis and Alleviating Strangury
After drinking boiled Houttuynia cordata, it can promote the excretion of damp-heat from the bladder and improve phenomena such as difficult urination and reduced urination frequency. Additionally, it can also enhance kidney function.
Houttuynia cordata is a relatively cold traditional Chinese medicinal material. It should be avoided to take it together with cold foods such as chilled watermelon, iced beverages, and ice cream, to prevent irritation to the gastrointestinal tract, aggravation of gastrointestinal burden, and the occurrence of increased bowel movements and changes in bowel characteristics.
If there are obvious discomforts after drinking boiled Houttuynia cordata, it is recommended to stop drinking immediately and seek medical attention promptly for diagnosis and treatment to avoid affecting one's health.
