1, can I stay in the water for a long time?
Houttuynia cordata Thunb had better not soak in water for a long time.
Although Houttuynia cordata Thunb has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, inducing diuresis and treating stranguria, it is suitable for summer consumption. However, Houttuynia cordata is cold, pungent, slightly toxic, and has potential nephrotoxicity, so it is not suitable for long-term soaking.
2. The effect of long-term immersion in water.
Houttuynia cordata is cold. Drinking it in water for a long time may increase the cold in the body and do some harm to the stomach. Houttuynia cordata is recorded in Bielu: "Eating more makes people asthma." In addition, Houttuynia cordata also contains aristolochic acid lactam, which may lead to renal fibrosis and urothelial cancer.
3. How often is better?
It is better to eat 2-3 times a week.
It's stuffy in summer, so you can drink Houttuynia cordata tea to cool off the heat, but Houttuynia cordata should not be eaten for a long time or continuously. Generally, once every two or three days, 2-3 times a week is enough.
4. Benefits of soaking Houttuynia cordata in water
(1) clearing away heat and toxic materials
Houttuynia cordata Thunb is good at clearing away lung heat, and is often combined with Astragalus membranaceus, Fritillaria thunbergii, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and other traditional Chinese medicines to treat phlegm-heat cough and asthma.
(2) diuresis
Houttuynia cordata Thunb has a good diuretic effect, which can dilate capillaries, increase blood flow and urine secretion, thus achieving diuretic effect.
(3) improve immunity
Houttuynia cordata Thunb also has the function of improving immunity. Houttuynia cordata Thunb decoction can obviously promote the phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus by human peripheral blood leukocytes in vitro.
(4) Anti-inflammatory effect
Flavonoids such as quercetin, quercitrin and isoquercitrin contained in Houttuynia cordata Thunb. It also has a significant anti-inflammatory effect and can significantly inhibit the overactivity of capillaries in the early stage of inflammation.
(5) Eliminating carbuncle and discharging pus
Houttuynia cordata Thunb Pungent and cool, can eliminate carbuncle and discharge pus. It can be used externally to treat heat toxic sore, and can also be used orally to treat phlegm heat, chest pain, hemoptysis, purulent blood and foul odor.
5. Eating more houttuynia cordata is harmful.
Eating too much houttuynia cordata is harmful to human body. Houttuynia cordata contains aristolochic lactam. The renal damage caused by aristolochic acid is similar to aristolochic acid. These two points form a complete logical chain, which proves that eating houttuynia cordata may cause aristolochic nephropathy.