Lonicerae Japonicae

Latin Plant Name:Lonicerae Japonicae

Common English Name:Honeysuckle Flower

Part of Plant Used:Flower

Nature:Cold

Taste:Sweet

Meridians Entered:Lungs, Stomach, Large Intestine

Common Usages:

This herb is used in formulas to treat heat-related symptoms of sores, hot diarrhea, burning urine, and external respiratory symptoms with swollen tonsils and yellow, scanty phlegm.

Traditional Usages and Functions

Clears heat and detoxifies fire poison; clears damp heat; expels externally contracted wind heat.

Cautions in Use

Do not use where there is diarrhea from cold, Deficiency of Spleen and Stomach, or with deficiency sores or ulcers without redness or heat.