“The Dispute Between Honeysuckle”
The difference between Mountain Honeysuckle (Shan Yin Hua) and Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua)
“Golden flowers with silver stamens, green vines cluster together.” Honeysuckle is named for its initial white flowers that turn yellow. Before 2005, we generally did not distinguish between Honeysuckle and Mountain Honeysuckle, both referred to as Honeysuckle. In 2005, the National Pharmacopoeia Committee updated the “Chinese Pharmacopoeia” to clearly separate Honeysuckle and Mountain Honeysuckle. So how should we distinguish between them?
Mountain Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Source and Origin
Appearance Characteristics
As shown in the image: Above: Mountain Honeysuckle Below: Honeysuckle
Mountain Honeysuckle
① Gray Felted Honeysuckle: Rod-shaped and slightly curved, 3-4.5 cm long, surface yellow or yellow-green;
② Red Gland Honeysuckle: Rod-shaped, 2.5-4.5 cm long, surface yellow-white to yellow-brown, hairless or sparsely hairy;
③ South China Honeysuckle: Straight or slightly curved tube, 1.6-3.5 cm long, calyx tube and corolla densely covered with gray-white hairs;
④ Yellow-brown Hair Honeysuckle: Slightly curved at the base, 1-3.4 cm long, corolla surface light yellow-brown or yellow-brown, densely covered with yellow fluff.
Honeysuckle
Rod-shaped, thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom, slightly curved, 2-3 cm long, surface yellow-white or green-white (color deepens with storage), densely covered with short fluff.
Functions, Indications, and Usage
Mountain Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Mountain Honeysuckle and Honeysuckle are extremely similar in medicinal properties, meridian affiliation, and efficacy:
【Properties and Meridian Affiliation】
Sweet, cold. Affiliated to the Lung (Fei), Heart (Xin), and Stomach (Wei) meridians.
【Functions and Indications】
Clears heat and detoxifies, disperses wind-heat. Suitable for carbuncles, sore throat, erysipelas, heat-toxicity dysentery, wind-heat colds, and febrile diseases.
【Dosage and Administration】
6-15 g
【Storage】
Store in a cool, dry place, protect from moisture and pests.
According to relevant studies, the content and pharmacological effects of the two differ slightly; Mountain Honeysuckle contains more chlorogenic acid and sensitizing saponins compared to Honeysuckle, which contains luteoloside, providing better antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects, with non-sensitizing saponins. In all herbal preparations of Honeysuckle and Mountain Honeysuckle, it is strictly stipulated that injections can only use Honeysuckle and not be replaced by Mountain Honeysuckle; in other forms, Mountain Honeysuckle can replace Honeysuckle.
Warm reminder: Both Mountain Honeysuckle and Honeysuckle have significant cold properties, and should be avoided by those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
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