Latin name： Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
Family： Saururaceae
Part Used： Fresh whole plant or dried aerial portion
Properties： Taste pungent, little cold in nature
Actions：Clearing heat, detoxifying, dissipating carbuncle, discharging pus, inducing urination and treating stranguria
Usage：Ulcerative carbuncle and abscess, coughing with lung heat, fever dysentery, urinary tract infection, carbuncle and furuncle
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