Jin Yin Hua "Gold Silver Flower" Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica



Unopened Honeysuckle Flowers are used traditionally in Chinese Medicine in decoctions to clear heat and toxicity. It is antimicrobial and useful to treats all types of fevers and infections, as well as spider bite. The legend of this flower is that it saved the lives of 2 young twin girls who had a fever with skin eruptions. This flower is safe for children, and I have used it successfully combined with other herbs to treat various infections.

The meridians entered are the Lung, Stomach and Large Intestine. It is sweet and cold in nature.

The stem is called Ren Dong Teng is also used in Chinese medicine to clear heat toxicity, unblock the meridians, and stop pain from skin infection and Wind-Damp heat painful obstruction disorder.

Dose in Decoction for the dried flower is 9-15g and for the stem ia 9-30g. Notes on Harvesting from Herbal Emmisaries by Steven Foster and Yue Chong-Xi: The stems are harvested in autumn and winter. The floweres are harvested May-June. In early morning after dew has dried from the flowers, the large unopened buds are picked and dried in the sun. Spread evenly on a stone slab or reed man and dry in the sun the same day the flowers were harvested. Once spread out to dry, do not hanled, turn or allow to get wet, because they will turn black.