Honeysuckle (金银花)
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.

