The inhibitory effect of Houttuynia cordata extract on stem cell factor-induced HMC-1 cell migration

Houttuynia cordata Thunb 鱼腥草 (Yuxingcao, Houttuynia)

“…Another research indicated that 80 % ethanol extract of Yuxingcao decreased the chemotactic ability of HMC-1 cells in response to stem cell factor by inhibiting the NF-kappa B activation, and the herb extracts might be useful for treating mast cellinduced inflammatory diseases [8].…”

The effect ofHouttuynia cordatainjection on pseudorabies herpesvirus (PrV) infectionin vitro

“…The major functional component of H. cordata is the essential oil from the Houttuynia cordata sold in China, and it has one trade name 'Yuxingcao' , obtained by hydrodistillation. It has been reported that H. cordata has anti-microbial, immunostimulatory, diuretic, anticancer, sedative, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and antitussive effects (Park et al, 2005;Li et al, 2005;Lu et al, 2006;Kim et al, 2007). H. cordata has antiviral activities against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), influenza virus and HIV as well as SARS-CoV (Hayashi et al, 1995;Chiang et al, 2003;Ono et al, 2006;Lau et al, 2008).…”

Influence of Houttuynia Cordata Powder on The Growth Performance of Ducks and The Impact of AlCl3Treatment on Ammonia flux in Duck Litter

“…It is distributed widely in China, Korea, India, and Taiwan (Hayashi et al, 1995;Chen et al, 2003;Lu et al, 2006). H. cordata is known to have beneficial effects on livestock productivity, nutrient digestibility, and mast cell-mediated inflam -mation (Kim et al, 2007;Yan et al, 2011). In addition, the major components in H. cordata are essential oils, alkaloids, and flavonoids that possess antioxidant properties and free radical scavenging capacities (Fu et al, 2013).…”