Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Heart-leaved houttuynia

Plant

Family

Saururaceae

English

Heart-leaved houttuynia, Fish mint, Bishop's weed, Chameleon, Chameleon plant, Chinese lizard tail, Dokudami, Fish leaf, Fishwort, Heart leaf, Houttuynia, Rainbow plant, Stink grass, Tsi, Yu xing cao

Latin

Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

Plantparts

Aerial part, Entire plant, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

abscess, Abscesses, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Adstringent, Alexiteric, Anti-abscess, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antidote, Antidotes, Antifebrile, Anti-inflammatory, Antiphogistic, Antipyretic, antiseptic, Aperient, Astrigent, astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Boils, catharic, Cathartic, chill, Chills, Cleanses the blood, cold, colds, Common cold, depurant, Depurative, Detox, Detoxicant, detoxicate, detoxicating, Detoxication, Detoxification, detoxify, disease of the eye, disinfectant, diuretic, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Head colds, increase flow of urine, Laxative, movements of the bowel, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, Poison Antidote, promote diuresis, Purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, reduce inflammation, relieves fevers, to cleanse the blood, Used as an antiseptic

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, All women's diseases, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, encourages menstruation, feminine disorders, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical, promote the onset of menstruation

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM: Heat-clearing, TCM MERIDIAN: Lung, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Fujian, China, Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical used in Taiwan, China, Phytomedical use in Korea, Phytomedical use in Vietnam, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 1-Dodecanol, 1-Nonanol, 2-Undecanone, Acetaldehyde, Alpha-Pinene, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Sitosterol, borneol, Borneol-Acetate, Calcium, Camphene, Caprylaldehyde, carvacrol, Caryophyllene, Caryophyllene Oxide, Chlorogenic acid, Chlorogenin, Cis-3-Hexen-1-Ol, Citral, Citronellal, Copper, Decan-1-Al, Decanal, Decane, Decanoic acid, D-Limonene, Dodecan-1-Al, Dodecanal, essential oil, eucalyptol, Fluoride, Geraniol, Hexanoic acid, Humulene, hyperoside, iron, Isoquercetin, Lauric acid, limonene, linalool, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, magnesium, manganese, myrcene, Myristic acid, Ocimene, Octan-1-Al, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, P-Cymene, Phytol, potassium, Potassium sulfate, Protocatechuic acid, Quercetin, quercitrin, rutin, sodium, Stearic acid, thymol, Vanillic acid, Vanillin, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3385

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