Botanical Index No. 348

Dokudami, Chamaleon Plant

houttuynia cordata

Medicinal Actions

Antibacterial, Anticapillary Fragility, Antidote, Antiherpetic, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Astringent, Depurative, Detoxicant, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Herbicide, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Laxative, Osteogenic, Parasiticide, Prostaglandin-Synthase Inhibitor, Urinary Antiseptic, Phagocytotic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperitif Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor Emollient Resolvent Abscess Anorexia Bacteria Boil Bronchosis Bruise Cancer stomach Capillary Fragility Cervicosis Cholera Conjunctivosis Constipation Cramp Cough Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Dysuria Edema Enterosis Fever Fracture Fungus Gastrosis Gonorrhea Hematemesis Hemoptysis Hemorrhoid Herpes High Blood Pressure Immunodepression Infection Inflammation Itch Laryngosis Leptospirosis Leucorrhea Malaria Mastosis Measles Mycosis Nephrosis Ophthalmia Otosis Parasite Pertussis Pharyngosis Pneumonia Proctosis Prolapse Pulmonosis Rheumatism Sinusosis Snakebite Sore Staphylococcus Stomachache Streptococcus Swelling Ulcer UTI VD Virus Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

Food farmacy; 10–15 g in decoction; 15–30 g.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. May cause dyspnea if overconsumed.

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