Houttuynia
(Yuxingcao)
Pharmaceutical Name : Herba Houttuyniae
Botanical Name : Houttuynia cordate Thunb.
Common Name : Houttuynia
Source of Earliest Record : Mingyi Bielu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The entire plant is gathered
in the time between summer and autumn. After
gathering, it is cleaned and dried in the
sun.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and slightly
cold
Meridian : Lung
Functions : To clear heat and release toxins
Indications & Combinations:
1. Lung abscess manifested as cough with bloody
and pus-like sputum. Houttuynia (Yuxingcao)
is used with Platycodon root (Jiegeng) and
Coix seed (Yiyiren).
2. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough
with yellow and thick sputum. Houttuynia (Yuxingcao)
is used with Mulberry bark (Sangbaipi) and
Trichosanthes fruit (Gualou).
3. Boils and swelling due to toxic heat.
Houttuynia (Yuxingcao) is used with Dandelion
herb (Pugongying) and Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao).
Dosage: 15-30 g |
