Houttuynia cordata Thunb.(Phluu Khaao)

Medicinal Plants in Thailand.


Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
SAURURACEAE
Thai name : Phluu Khaao


Erect perennial herb with deep-lying rhizome, 15-30 cm high. Leaf simple, alternate, cordate, 4-6 cm wide, 6-10 cm long; petioles long covered by leaf-sheath. Inflorescence in terminal spike, 4 involucral whitish bracts; flowers small, without petals and pedicels. Fruit obovoid capsule. Leaf : treatment of venereal diseases; externally used for skin diseases. Whole plant: diuretic, genito-urinary antiseptic.


TRADITIONAL USE Leaf : treatment of venereal diseases ; external
use for skin diseases.
Whole plant. Diuretic, genitor-urinary antiseptic.

By: Medicinal Plants in Thailand
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