1 diuretic and stranguria relieving Houttuynia cordata is good at clearing away damp-heat in bladder, and has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis and stranguria relieving. It is often used in combination with Chinese herbal medicines such as plantain, imperata rhizome and Lygodium japonicum. Treat damp-heat diarrhea, heat stranguria and astringent pain.

Houttuynia cordata Thunb is good at clearing away lung heat, and is often combined with Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Fritillaria thunbergii, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and other traditional Chinese medicines to treat phlegm-heat cough and asthma.

3 Eliminating carbuncle and discharging pus Houttuynia cordata is cool and can eliminate carbuncle and discharge pus. Oral administration can treat phlegm-heat lung, chest pain, hemoptysis and foul smell.

4 Anti-inflammatory and anti-virus Houttuynia cordata Thunb is a natural and safe antibiotic, which is helpful for clearing away heat, diminishing inflammation and resisting virus. Moreover, its medicinal properties reach the upper, middle and lower triple energizer of human body, and it has excellent curative effect on inflammation such as wind-heat cold, pharyngitis, pneumonia, urinary system infection, reproductive system infection and skin inflammation caused by various bacteria and viruses.