Can drinking Houttuynia cordata in water help lose weight?

Houttuynia cordata has a significant inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus. If Houttuynia cordata is heated before being eaten, the inhibitory effect will be significantly weakened. Houttuynia cordata also has excellent antibacterial effect on hemolytic streptococci and catarrhalis. Therefore, Houttuynia cordata can be regarded as a drug with antibacterial effects. However, drinking Houttuynia cordata soaked in water has no weight loss effect.

Houttuynia cordata does not have the effect of weight loss. The so-called Houttuynia cordata weight loss is a completely fabricated trick to deceive people and attract attention.

Decanoyl acetaldehyde, the main antibacterial active ingredient of Houttuynia cordata, has obvious antibacterial effects on a variety of bacteria, acid-fast bacilli and fungi, but the properties of this compound are unstable. Its sodium bisulfite adduct is stable and retains its antibacterial activity. The sodium bisulfite adduct of decanoyl acetaldehyde artificially synthesized in China is called synthetic houttuynia cordata, which has obvious antibacterial effects on a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in vitro. Staphylococcus aureus and its penicillin-resistant strains, Pneumococcus, Group A Streptococcus, and Haemophilus influenzae are more sensitive, followed by Catarrhalis and Salmonella typhi, while Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Shigella dysenteriae are not very sensitive. For mice infected with tuberculosis, houttuynia cordata can significantly prolong their survival time.

The decoction of Houttuynia cordata has a strong inhibitory effect on Leptospira in vitro. When acting directly, it can weaken the activity of Leptospira, cause its death and lysis, and delay the onset of disease in guinea pigs artificially infected with Leptospira.

The effects of Houttuynia cordata are reduced. This plant is more of a traditional Chinese medicine rather than a weight-loss food. Therefore, it is completely impossible to lose weight by drinking Houttuynia cordata in water. Houttuynia cordata also has antiviral effects, especially against influenza viruses, so it can be used to treat colds. Having said that, although drinking Houttuynia cordata in water cannot help you lose weight, it is very beneficial when you have a cold.