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| Chinese Name |
Jinyinhua |
| Latin |
Flos Lonicerae Japonicae |
| English Name |
Japanese Honeysuckle Flower |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that clears heat and eliminates toxin |
| Source |
Dried flower bud or opening flower of Lonicera japonica Thunb. (Fam Capri-foliaceae)
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Sweet, cold; Lung, Heart, Stomach
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| Actions |
To clear heat and eliminate toxin, and dispel wind-heat
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| Indications |
Carbuncles, boils, pharyngitis, erysipelas, acute dysentery, upper respiratory infection, epidemic febrile diseases, in addition, used for upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, acute bacillary dysentery, acute enteritis, chronic prostatitis and periodontitis
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| Special Usage |
Fresh ones are used to dispel wind-heat and clear interior heat, charred ones are used to cool blood and stop dysentery, whereas honeysuckle flower distillate is used to excessive thirst caused by summer heat.
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| Precaution |
It is forbidden to give to patients with cold and deficiency in the spleen and stomach, sores and ulcers caused by qi deficiency.
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains volatile oil, isochlorogenic acid, luteolin, etc.
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