Basics

  • Latin name:Lonicera japonica
  • Common names:Japanese honeysuckle flower
  • Nature:Sweet, cold
  • Part used:Flower bud

Uses

  • Clears heat, resolves toxicity, disperses wind-heat
  • Sores, heat lin patterns (syndrome differentiation required)

Harvest & storage

Pick buds before opening in early summer; dry in sun or shade.

How to identify

Spindle-shaped bud, tapered, yellow-white or green-white, pubescent.

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