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)
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Botanical name:
Houttuynia cordata
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent
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 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
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ii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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2. Lung Abscess:
i. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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ii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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iii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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iv. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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3. Lung Cancer (suggested formula):
i. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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ii. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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3. Abscess, Boils, Toxic Swellings from Heat and Toxin, Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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4. Urinary obstruction and pain, Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao with
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Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted