The efficacy and function of Houttuynia cordata boiled pear peel

Houttuynia cordata is a food ingredient that can be used as both medicine and food. It can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and it can also clear away heat and detoxify. It can be eaten with a variety of ingredients. Pear peel is an ideal partner for Houttuynia cordata. People usually like to cook them together and eat them. But what are the effects and functions of Houttuynia cordata and pear peel? Let's take you to see it together.

1. Moisturize the lungs and relieve cough

The most important effect of boiled pear peel with Houttuynia cordata is moistening the lungs and relieving cough. Houttuynia cordata is cold in nature and spicy in taste. It can clear away heat and detoxify, and can also eliminate various inflammations in the human body. It can clear lung heat and dilute phlegm, while the pear peel is cold in nature and can promote the production of fluid and moisten dryness, and can also clear away heat and resolve phlegm. Therefore, cooking them together and eating them can play a good role in moistening the lungs and relieving cough.

2. Prevent and treat colds

Houttuynia cordata boiled with pear peel has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on human colds. During the autumn and winter when influenza is prevalent, you can often boil pear peel with Houttuynia cordata and then eat it, which can improve the body's immunity and effectively prevent the occurrence of influenza. After people have a cold, they can also eat Houttuynia cordata boiled with pear peel. At this time, it can eliminate inflammation in the human body, reduce the damage of viruses to human cells, and can significantly improve people's cold symptoms.

3. Protect the liver

Houttuynia cordata boiled with pear peel can also protect the liver. Houttuynia cordata can improve the body's antiviral ability, reduce the damage of viruses to the human liver, and repair damaged liver cells. Pear peel is rich in fructose and glucose, which can promote liver cell regeneration and improve the liver's detoxification ability. Therefore, eating more Houttuynia cordata boiled with pear peel can protect the liver and effectively reduce the occurrence of common diseases such as hepatitis and cirrhosis.