Houttuynia cordata used in medicinal foods

by Matthew September 4, 2014

Throughout Asia food has long been considered as a medicine and Chinese medicinal herbs have long been used to create dishes that are believed to be an effective way of treating a wide range of illnesses and ailments. Known as Yakuzen in Japan, medicinal foods are recipes that work as a remedy without any help from actual medicine. In addition, a number of Chinese Buddhist temples serve such dishes, one being ‘Houttuynia cordata kanten jelly’, the ingredients of which are Houttuynia cordata, dried ‘kanten’ jelly salt, soybean sauce and egg.