【Herb Name】Honeysuckle jinyinhua 【Alias】Ren Dong Hua, Shuang Hua, Er Hua, Yin Hua, Lu Ge Hua, Jin Hua, Shuang Bao Hua, Jin Teng Hua. 【English Name】Lonicerae Japonicae Flos. 【Medicinal Part】The flower buds of the plant Lonicera japonica Thunb. from the Caprifoliaceae family. 【Plant Morphology】A perennial semi-evergreen woody vine. The old stems are … Read more
Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua)Source This product is the dried flower buds or newly opened flowers of the plant Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle). Aliases Jin Hua, Yin Hua, Jin Yin Hua, Jin Teng Hua, Ren Dong Hua, Shuang Hua, Er Hua, Er Bao Hua Origin Mainly produced in Shandong and Henan, cultivated in most regions of the … Read more
What is Honeysuckle? The honeysuckle in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) refers to the dried flower buds or early flowers of the plant Lonicera japonica, harvested and dried before blooming in early summer. Honeysuckle has a long history of medicinal use, documented for over a thousand years in texts such as the “New Compilation of Materia … Read more
Effects and Functions Qingguo (青果), originally from China, is most abundantly distributed in Fujian Province. When first eaten, it has a bitter taste, but after chewing for a while, it becomes fragrant and sweet, leaving a lingering aftertaste. The fruit contains 17 essential amino acids, is rich in calcium and vitamin C, and has … Read more
Heat-clearing and detoxifying Chinese patent medicines have the functions of clearing heat, draining fire, cooling blood, and detoxifying. They are mainly used to treat various internal heat syndromes such as internal heat, fire toxicity, damp-heat, and epidemics. Lanqin Oral Liquid and 11 other types of heat-clearing and detoxifying Chinese patent medicines are not only bestsellers … Read more
Safflower (Honghua), known in ancient times as Red-Blue Flower, is red in color, but how can it also be blue? To clarify this, I researched many documents and couldn’t figure it out yesterday, but today I finally understand… Safflower (Honghua) is an annual herb from the Asteraceae family, growing nearly one meter tall, with spiny … Read more
Safflower (Honghua), an annual herb of the Asteraceae family, grows nearly one meter tall, with spiny leaf edges; the stem is upright and pale, branching out with 1-5 clusters of flowers that resemble daisies, initially yellow and later turning orange-red. The ovary below the flower resembles a bottle, and after harvesting safflower, new flowers continuously … Read more
Safflower (红花, hóng huā) is a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb. It is referred to as “red and blue flower” in the Han Book and is explained as safflower in the “Kaibao Materia Medica”. Other names: South safflower, grass safflower, red-blue flower, safflower hair. Source: The dried flower of the annual or biennial herbaceous plant … Read more
Zanghonghua (Saffron) and Honghua (Safflower) differ by just one character in their names, yet they are two distinctly different medicinal materials. Moreover, the price difference between these two herbs is significant; Zanghonghua (also known as Xihonghua or Crocus sativus) is a precious herb, very expensive and hard to obtain, while Honghua is commonly used in … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us Honghua (Safflower) and Xihonghua (Saffron) are often mistakenly considered the same due to their similar names. In fact, they are two completely different traditional Chinese medicines. Honghua is a commonly used and affordable medicinal herb, while Xihonghua is a precious herb with a limited supply and high price. … Read more