1、 Alias

Houttuynia cordata Thunb is a kind of smelly herb. The name comes from the smelly smell of leaves. Its scientific name is Houttuynia cordata Thunb and its Latin name is Houttuynia cordata Thunb. It has many aliases. In addition to this name, it is also called dog ear, broken ear root, flyfly grass, stinky vegetable, etc. the source of the name is mainly related to the plant itself. However, this plant is very different from dandelion. They are not the same plant. Its leaves are ovate or broad ovate, the base is heart-shaped, and the flowers are spikes, with an inflorescence length of about 2 cm. However, the leaves of dandelion are irregular, sometimes with sawtooth edges or feather like deep cracks, and the flower color is yellow

2、 Variety

There are two widely known varieties of Houttuynia cordata, with some differences. One is the most common. The leaves are heart-shaped. Gently rubbing the leaves will give off a fishy smell. If boiled, the leaves are easy to rot. The leaves of the other kind are slender and pointed. The smell is lighter, not so strong, and the leaves are not easy to rot when boiled. These two varieties can be used as medicine, but the former has stronger drug properties. Generally, people need more of them