Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Honeysuckle flowerJin Yin Hua (TCM) Lonicera japonica Botanical Register, 1815 Kerner, Hortus Sempervirens, vol. 60: 1825 Botanical name: Lonicera spp.Four main species supply the Chinese market: L. japonica L. hypoglauca L. confusa (syn. L. dasystyla) L. fulvotomentosa Lonicera periclymenum is the European Honeysuckle which has been used fairly similarly. Parts used: FlowerThe leaf has the same functions, but is weaker, so are only used when the flower is unavailable. Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet Classification: B. Clear Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin: -Sores, Boils, Toxic Swellings; it drains pus and promotes healing-it can disperse Sores before pus has formed and drain pus once formed-Red, Sore, Swollen or Inflamed Eyes and Throat-Swellings of the Breast; Abscesses of the Lung or Intestine-Cancer (inc. Liver, Glioma); Volatile components, Polyphenols, Falvonoids & Lignans showed anti-cancer activity)2. Clears Wind-Heat, Promotes Sweat:-acute Wind-Heat cold and flu with Fever, Chills and Fever, Sore Throat, Headache-used for acute ‘Summer-heat’; Wind-Heat Cold during Summer3. Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Abdomen:-Damp-Heat Diarrhea or Dysentery-Painful and Dribbling Urine4. Nourishes Blood, Relieves Thirst:-while this effect is mild, it is useful to acknowledge…

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