Yu Xing Cao

Yu Xing Cao


  • Chineese Name: 鱼腥草
  • Pin Yin Name: Yu Xing Cao
  • Latin Name: Herba Houttuyniae Cordatae
  • Natures: slightly Cold
  • Taste: Sour, Acrid/Pungent
  • Chanels Entered: Lung
Heat-Clearing Medicinals (Qing Re Yao)
Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Resolving Medicinals (Qing Re Jie Du Yao)
from 15 to 30
Drains the Fire
Clarifies Heat
Clarifies the Lung
Eliminates toxins
Reduces abscesses
Expels pus
Disperses swellings (tumefaction – topic use)
Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
Disperses swellings (edemas)
Clarifies and unblocks Damp-Heat
Treats Lin Syndrome (strangury)
Clarifies Heat (topic use)
Eliminates toxins (topic use)
Expels pus (topic use)