【Ingredients】
300g fresh Houttuynia cordata, 20g garlic, 10ml sesame oil, 20ml soy sauce.
【Instructions】
Remove the old stems and yellow leaves from the Houttuynia cordata, wash it thoroughly. Peel the garlic and crush it into garlic paste with salt. Blanch the Houttuynia cordata in boiling water, then put it in a mixing bowl and let it cool. Add the garlic paste, soy sauce, and sesame oil, mix well and it is ready to be served.
【Benefits】
Clears heat, detoxifies, promotes pus drainage, and diuresis. Suitable for the adjuvant treatment of carbuncles, furuncles, urinary pain, lung abscess, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, unknown swellings, and other diseases. It can also be consumed regularly for health maintenance, to enhance the body's ability to resist diseases.
【Precautions】
(1) The Houttuynia cordata should not be heated for too long and can be eaten raw. For unknown swellings, it is best to use fresh Houttuynia cordata to make a paste for external application.
(2) Houttuynia cordata has a cold nature and should be avoided by those with deficiency-cold syndrome. Overconsumption may cause diarrhea.
(3) The method to remove the fishy smell of Houttuynia cordata is to wash the harvested Houttuynia cordata, add salt and marinate for 30 minutes, then rinse with water again and squeeze out the moisture. This will remove the "fishy smell". Houttuynia cordata can also be used to stir-fry meat.
(4) Garlic should not be eaten with chicken as the two have incompatible medicinal effects.
(5) Garlic is incompatible with dog meat and eating them together can increase internal heat.
(6) Garlic should not be eaten with honey.
(7) Avoid garlic when taking Moutan bark.
(8) Garlic has the effect of generating heat and injuring fluids, and can stimulate the respiratory tract. Patients with lung abscess should avoid it to prevent worsening of the condition.
(9) Garlic has a pungent and dry nature. After absorption into the blood, it can accelerate the heartbeat, worsen myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, and trigger angina pectoris. It should not be consumed by patients with angina pectoris.
(10) Garlic is a spicy ingredient that can stimulate the heart, increase heartbeat, enhance metabolism, and increase myocardial oxygen consumption. It is not conducive to the treatment of myocarditis. Therefore, patients with myocarditis should avoid it.
(11) Garlic contains volatile substances that can lower blood coagulation. Excessive consumption can inhibit gastric acid secretion. Both raw and cooked garlic can reduce hemoglobin and red blood cells. It should be avoided by patients with anemia.
(12) Garlic can worsen dampness and generate heat, causing excessive movement of heat pathogen in the blood. It should not be consumed by patients with thrombocytopenic purpura.
(13) Consume once a day, it can be eaten regularly.
