Medicinals
rěn dōng téng / 忍冬藤 / 忍冬藤 / lonicera stem;
Latin pharmacognostic name: Lonicerae Caulis
Alternate English names: honeysuckle stem; Japanese honeysuckle stem
Alternate Chinese names:
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents
Properties: Sweet; cold; nontoxic*.
Channel entry: heart and lung channels.
Indications:
Clears heat, resolves toxin, and frees the network vessels.
heat effusion in the warm disease; heat toxin; blood dysentery; infectious hepatitis; toxin swelling of welling-abscesses (yōng) and
Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (15–30g), use in pills and powders, or steep in wine. Topical: Decoct as a steam-wash.
Quality:
Supple stems that are maroon in color and have leaves attached.
Product Area:
Most parts of China.