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清热药 · Heat-clearing

Houttuynia yú xīng cǎo · 鱼腥草

Houttuynia cordata

Nature and flavour. Acrid, slightly cold; Lung system.

Classed as clearing heat and relieving toxicity, discharging pus and reducing swelling, and promoting urination. Traditional use covers lung abscess with purulent sputum, heat-related cough, and painful urinary difficulty. It is also eaten as a vegetable in parts of southwest China.

性味归经。辛,微寒;归肺经。

归类为清热解毒、消痈排脓、利尿通淋。传统用于肺痈吐脓、痰热咳嗽与热淋涩痛;在中国西南地区亦作野菜食用。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. The herb contains aristolactam-type compounds, and whether these carry the kidney and cancer risks associated with aristolochic acid is debated in the literature and not settled. Injectable Houttuynia preparations were suspended in China in 2006 after reports of severe allergic reactions — that finding concerns the injected form, not the herb or the food. Long-term or high-dose safety is not established; avoid during pregnancy.

本品含马兜铃内酰胺类成分,其是否具有马兜铃酸相关的肾毒性与致癌风险,学界尚有争议、未有定论。鱼腥草注射液因严重过敏反应报告,已于 2006 年在中国被暂停使用——该结论针对注射剂型,不等于草药或食材本身。长期或大剂量服用的安全性未确立;妊娠期避免使用。

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