Shidaku also known as Hudtuynia Cordata is a plant with a long history as a healing agent. It is also used for cooking as well as tea like dokudami cha, which is translated literally into "Houttuynia cordata tea". This tea is made of a mixture of Bouts Tear, which is a tropical plant holding grain, with Bourt Wynia Cotata and oolong tea leaves. Plants themselves can be found in many Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea and southern China. It grows in a mostly damp and dark area, and you can find it anytime, any season.
So, what kind of health benefits does this tea leaf have? It depends entirely on how it is used both internally and externally. In Asia, Dokudami is regarded as a "curative drug". It is thought to be useful for treatment of cervical infection, cough, enteritis, gastritis, infectious ulcer, cystitis, chronic bronchitis, lung abscess, sore throat, sweat, urine infection, and tumor. When used externally it can be used for abscess, analgesia, simulation of bone growth, boiling, diuresis, swelling of snakes, hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids, mild laxatives, uremia, detoxification. Although it may be a legendary folklore passion now, research that scientifically supports how Dokidemi functions as a medicinal herb has been done.
One of the health benefits of Dokudami is that there is science behind it and it helps fight asthma and allergy. Both of these diseases cause too much histamine to be released. It can also remove free radicals in the body that are not supposed to exist, things derived from processed foods, pollution, chemical substances in water. Free radicals are thought to cause cancer and promote aging. Dokudami has also been found to fight against bacteria harmful to the body. This is especially useful for eradicating two types of bacteria that cause acne.
Another advantage of Dokudami is to strengthen the immune system. It does this by increasing the amount of lymphocytes, white blood cells that are made. It also helps to reduce inflation. In the era when SARS was held in China, it was selected as one of eight aids to help treat it. It helps to treat infection within 24 hours after receiving the injection. Another thing is the reduction of swelling by reducing inflation. So, much of what is believed to be able to cure tea leaves may be the story of an old wife, but there is a scientifically proven benefit.
