Houttuynia cordata

Houttuynia cordata (simplified Chinese:鱼腥草; traditional Chinese:魚腥草; pinyin:yúxīng cǎo; literally: "fishy-smell herb"; Japanese: dokudami 蕺草, literally "poison blocking plant"; Vietnamese:giấp cá; Lao: pak kao tong ຜັກຄາວທອງ; Thai: phakkaawtong ผักคาวตอง, ผักคาวทอง, พลูคาว; Korean:약모밀, 어성초. In Manipur, it is known as toningkok,, in Hmar as Aithang, and in Mizo as Uithinthang. In English, it is known as fish mint, lizard tail, chameleon plant, heartleaf, fishwort, and bishop's weed. It is one of two species in the genus Houttuynia (the other being H. emeiensis), a flowering plant native to Japan, Korea, southern China, and Southeast Asia, where it grows in moist, shady places.