Efficacy and taboo of soaking honeysuckle in water

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Beijing ditan hospital pharmacy department

Honeysuckle soaked in water instead of tea has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, dispelling wind and clearing away heat, and has an auxiliary treatment effect on sore throat, wind-heat cold, fever, irritability and thirst. Generally, it is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach weakness and qi deficiency, and it is not recommended to take it for a long time.

Honeysuckle, also known as golden flower, honeysuckle flower and double flower, is the dry bud or flower of Lonicera japonica. Cold in nature, sweet in taste, entering the heart, lungs and stomach meridians. A honeysuckle comes from Compendium of Materia Medica, which records: "Honeysuckle is good at detoxifying, so it is an important medicine for treating carbuncle, tinea, bayberry and rheumatism." The famous Yinqiao Jiedu Pill is based on this. There is also the custom of making tea in midsummer to relieve fever and increase appetite.

Modern research has found that honeysuckle contains organic acids, flavonoids, volatile oils, triterpenoid saponins, iridoid glycosides and trace elements. Soaking with water instead of tea has the functions of resisting pathogenic microorganisms, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, anti-oxidation, protecting liver, reducing blood fat and blood sugar.

Taboos of honeysuckle soaking in water instead of tea: ① People with cold honeysuckle, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold deficiency, abscess and suppuration should not take honeysuckle water; ② Honeysuckle water should not be taken for a long time, so as not to cause stomach discomfort, loss of appetite and other adverse reactions.