Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua), scientifically known as Lonicera japonica, is a semi-evergreen climbing plant belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family. Honeysuckle has a sweet taste and a cold nature, and it possesses properties such as clearing heat and detoxifying, dispersing wind-heat, soothing the throat, and alleviating summer heat and irritability. So, what precautions should be taken … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine Encyclopedia Honeysuckle ·Honeysuckle· Category Clearing Heat Herbs – Heat-Clearing and Detoxifying Herbs Source It consists of the dried flower buds or newly opened flowers of the plants from the Caprifoliaceae family, including Lonicera japonica Thunb., L. hypoglauca Miq., L. confusa DC., or L. dasystyla Rehd. Related Names Rén Dōng Huā (忍冬花) (“Honeysuckle … Read more
Source: Zhangjiagang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital In daily life, we often come across many traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. Can you recognize them all? Jiangsu Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine has specially created the “Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine” to help everyone understand the herbal medicines in our lives. Please stay tuned. ▼▼▼ Source Jin Yin … Read more
Jin Yin Hua (金银花) refers to the dried flower buds of the plant Lonicera japonica Thunb. (忍冬), also known as honeysuckle. It is also called Jin Hua (金花), Yin Hua (银花), Shuang Hua (双花), Er Hua (二花), and Ren Dong Hua (忍冬花). The flower buds contain flavonoids, including luteolin and luteolin-7-O-glucoside, as well as inositol, … Read more
Jin Yin Hua (金银花) is the flower bud of the perennial semi-evergreen climbing plant, Lonicera japonica (忍冬). It is distributed throughout various regions in China. It is harvested in early summer when the flowers are still in bud and dried in the shade. It can be used raw or prepared as a decoction. 【Properties and … 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
Honeysuckle, also known as Rén Dōng (忍冬) (scientific name: Lonicera japonica), is a flowering plant. The name “Honeysuckle” originates from the Compendium of Materia Medica (本草纲目), as the flowers initially bloom white and later turn yellow, hence the name. The medicinal material honeysuckle consists of the dried flower buds or flowers of the Caprifoliaceae family, … Read more