TCM: Listed under “Herbs that clear Heat” in “Herbs that clear heat and resolve Toxicity”, acrid, cool Houttuynia cordata (yu xing cao) enters the Lung and Large Intestine channels. It removes Toxic Heat, reduces swelling promotes the drainage of pus. It has a particular focus on Heat in the Lungs.It promotes urination and relieves dysuria.
General: It is used in the treatment of tonsillitis, lung abscesses with purulent expectoration, Lung Heat cough with dyspnoea, pneumonia, tracheitis, urinary tract infections, nephrotic edema, dysentery, leukorrhagia.