Herbs commonly used for urethritis and gynecological inflammation – Houttuynia cordata

Houttuynia cordata can remove heat and toxins from the body, eliminate abscesses and improve urination. Houttuynia cordata has antibacterial and antiviral effects, can reduce fever and inflammation, relieve coughs, and enhance the body’s resistance. Modern research has found that it can also reduce allergic reactions and help fight tumors and radiation damage.

Houttuynia cordata is a plant that is both a medicine and a food. In traditional medicine, the whole plant or fresh product is often used as medicine. Its core functions include clearing away heat and detoxification, antibacterial and antiviral, diuresis and swelling reduction. It is mainly used to treat lung heat cough, sore throat, urinary system infection, carbuncle, sore and other diseases.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Houttuynia cordata is slightly cold and pungent in taste. It belongs to the lung meridian and bladder meridian. It is mainly used for “heat-toxic” diseases: 1. Lung diseases: such as lung abscess (lung abscess), phlegm-heat cough, often combined with Platycodon grandiflorum and Phragmites australis. 2. Heat-toxic sores: external application of fresh products or fumigation with decoction can relieve skin redness and swelling, boils. External washing of eczema and herpes zoster can relieve itching and exudation. 3. Damp-heat stranguria: for frequent urination and urinary pain (such as cystitis), it is used together with Plantain and Imperata root to improve urination burning caused by cystitis and urethritis. 4. Gynecological inflammation: decoction bathing has a certain effect on vaginitis and cervicitis.

The main components and effects of Houttuynia cordata
The active ingredients of Houttuynia cordata include volatile oils (such as decanoyl acetaldehyde, methyl nonanone), flavonoids, polysaccharides, organic acids, etc.

  1. Antibacterial and antiviral: Decanoyl acetaldehyde (houttuynia cordata) in volatile oil has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, influenza virus, etc., and is often used as an auxiliary treatment for respiratory tract infections.
  2. Anti-inflammatory and immune regulation: Flavonoids can inhibit the release of inflammatory factors, and polysaccharides can enhance macrophage activity and improve immunity.
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  3. Diuretic effect: By promoting renal blood circulation, increasing urine secretion, and relieving urinary system inflammation

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