Flower language and legend of Houttuynia cordata

Flower language of Houttuynia cordata

pulsation. People born under the blessing of this flower are competitive throughout their lives, and there are very few ordinary people.

So don’t be fooled by the seemingly simple name of Houttuynia cordata, its meaning is not simple at all!

History of Houttuynia

According to legend, King Gou Jian of Yue was a prisoner of King Wu. He slept on firewood and tasted gall, vowing to make the Kingdom of Yue strong. But the first year after returning to China was hit by a rare famine, and the people had no food to eat. Gou Jian personally went up the mountain to look for edible wild vegetables and finally found one. As a result, the people of Yue State survived the crisis by relying on this small wild vegetable. Because this wild vegetable has a fishy smell, Gou Jian named it Houttuynia cordata.

The legend of Houttuynia cordata

According to legend, a long time ago, in a poor village, there was an unfilial couple who often abused their blind old mother. Once, the old woman fell seriously ill with a high fever, cough, and coughing up pus and blood. Not only did the couple refuse to treat their mother, they also blamed the old woman for faking illness. The neighbor couldn't bear it any longer, so he sent a fish to them and asked them to give it to their long-ill mother to nourish her body. The couple agreed on the surface, but secretly ate up all the fish and soup without telling the old woman.

Because he was afraid that his ugly deeds would be exposed when the neighbors came to see his mother again, which would affect his reputation, the son went to the hillside to pick some wild vegetables with a fishy smell, cooked them, and lied to his mother that it was fish soup, and gave it to her to drink. The kind-hearted mother believed it and drank bowl after bowl of it. Unexpectedly, her illness was miraculously cured. Later, the news spread, and while people were condemning the unfilial couple, they also learned about the medicinal properties of this wild vegetable, and thus called it "Houttuynia cordata".