Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle Flower or Lonicera)

Herb 12 of 29 in Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins

Channels:

LI, LU, ST

Properties:

Sweet, Cold

Latin:

Flos Lonicerae Japonicae

Chinese:

金银花

Tone Marks:

jīn yín huā

Translation:

Gold Silver Flower

Chinese Herb Actions

• Clears Heat and Reduces Toxins
  For fever and any type of hot boils, sores, or swellings, especially in the breast, eyes, and throat.
• Expels Pathogenic Wind-Heat
  For common cold with fever, sore throat and headache, also used in treating Summerheat.
• Expels Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao
  For diarrhea, dysentery, intestinal abscesses, or painful urination.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Do not use in cases of diarrhea resulting from cold in the spleen and stomach. Also contraindicated in skin conditions with clear exudate.

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 9-15 grams.
• Part used: flower bud.

Chinese Herb Notes

• Prepared dry-fried to treat diarrhea.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Qing Luo Yin (Clear the Collaterals Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Relieve Summerheat
• Qing Ying Tang (Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from the Nutritive Level and Cool the Blood
• Si Miao Yong an Tang (Four Valiant Decoction for Well Being)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin (Five Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxins)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin (Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Yin Qiao Ma Bo San (Honeysuckle, Forsythia, and Puffball Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from the Organs
• Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat