Alias Yin Hua, Shuang Hua, Er Bao Hua. Source It is the dried flower buds of the perennial evergreen climbing plant from the Caprifoliaceae family, known as Lonicera japonica Thunb. Plant Morphology A climbing semi-shrub, evergreen. Young branches are densely covered with soft hairs and glandular hairs, while old branches are brownish and strip-like, hollow. … Read more
Understanding Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle Flower) Jin Yin Hua was first recorded in the “Bencao Bie Lu” (The Classic of Herbal Medicine) and classified as a superior herb, originally named “Ren Dong” (Lonicera japonica). The name Jin Yin Hua is discussed under the Ren Dong entry in the “Bencao Gangmu” (Compendium of Materia Medica), where … Read more
Honeysuckle Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua, also known as Ren Dong, Er Hua, Shuang Hua, Yin Hua, Jin Chai Gu, Lao Weng Xu, Tong Ling Cao) Honeysuckle is the dried flower buds or newly opened flowers of the plant Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), Lonicera macranthoides, or Lonicera confusa. It can be cultivated or found in the … Read more