Medicinals

jīn yín huā / 金银花 / 金銀花 / lonicera [flower];

Latin pharmacognostic name: Lonicerae Flos

Alternate English names: honeysuckle [flower]; Japanese honeysuckle [flower]

Alternate Chinese names: 金花 jīn huā; 金藤花 jīn téng huā; 双花 shuāng huā; 二宝花 èr bǎo huā; 二花 èr huā; 忍冬花 rěn dōng huā; 银花 yín huā

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Sweet; cold.

Channel entry: lung, stomach, and large intestine channels.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 10–30g in decoctions.

Warning:

Use with care when treating patients suffering from spleen-stomach vacuity cold or qì vacuity sores with clear pus.

Product Description:

The dried flower buds are clavate, slightly contorted, 2–3 cm long and 2–3 mm thick. Their exterior surface is yellow or light brown and is covered with short soft hairs and glandular hairs. At the base is a small, thin, green calyx. The bud cuts open to reveal five stamens and one pistil.

Quality:

Large unopened yellowish-white buds are the best.

Product Area:

Most places, with production highest in Shāndōng, and the best quality produced in Hénán.

Etymology:

The name jīn yín huā 金银花, literally ""gold and silver flowers,"" so called because the plant has both yellow and white flowers.

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