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Houttuynia distillate
Family: Saururaceae E Meyer.
Description: A perennial herb native to mountainous regions of eastern Asia. Grows to 15 inches high with an indefinite spread as a creeping rhizome in moist locations.
Uses:
The leaves of the chameleon plant are sometimes found in Vietnamese salads and garnishes.. The rhizome, too, is aromatic.
The plant contains a variety of flavoids, flavonoid glycosides (afzerin, quercitrin, isoquercitrin) and pyridine alkaloids; the essential oil was found to consist mainly of decanal (capry aldehyd), dodecanal (lauryl aldehyd) and 2-hendecanon (methyl nonyl ketone).