Houttuynia, Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草

Yu Xing Cao (TCM)

Houttuynia cordata
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 54 (1827)

Houttuynia cordata
(Photo by Nova) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
Houttuynia cordata

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent

Classification:
B. Clears Heat and Toxin

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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 urine

3. 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:
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Comment:
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Main Combinations:
1. Lung Heat Cough:
i .Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
ii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
2. Lung Abscess:
i. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
ii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
iii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
iv. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
3. Lung Cancer (suggested formula):
i. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
ii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
3. Abscess, Boils, Toxic Swellings from Heat and Toxin, Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version
4. Urinary obstruction and pain, Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with ... available in PRO version

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Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used: