Honeysuckle is one of the precious medicinal herbs under key management in China, with a long history of medication, and it is listed in the Chinese Medicine Codex in China. It is a commonly used Chinese medicine for the clinical treatment of fever, and is also used for the treatment of pneumonia, salpingitis, sore throat, dysentery and so on. Honeysuckle, also known as honeysuckle, is the dried flower buds of Lonicera japonica, family Lonicera japonica. It blooms in March and May, and the flowers are white at first and turn yellow in one to two days, so it is called honeysuckle. Honeysuckle was first recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica, named sweet and cold, belonging to the lung and stomach meridian, with anti-inflammatory and detoxification, clearing the throat and facilitating the pharynx. Honeysuckle is sweet and cold in nature, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, evacuating wind-heat. The main treatment for the beginning of warm disease various heat and poison caused by carbuncle, prickly heat, eczema.

Now pharmacological studies also show that honeysuckle has anti-inflammatory, anti-viral effects, but also inhibit tumors, reduce blood lipids and cholesterol. Honeysuckle has many effects, mainly as follows. Antipyretic and anti-inflammatory: honeysuckle can reduce the level of inflammatory factors in the body, which in turn plays a role in the look-alike. Antioxidant and anti-ultraviolet: honeysuckle has a high scavenging rate of oxygen free radicals, strong antioxidant activity and good anti-ultraviolet activity. Antibacterial and antiviral: Studies have shown that honeysuckle has a role in four aspects: anti-influenza virus, anti-adenovirus, anti-herpes virus, and anti-viral myocarditis. In addition, honeysuckle has antibacterial effects on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus.

Hepatoprotective and choleretic: honeysuckle has a good protective effect on liver fibrosis damage, but also reduces the proliferation of connective tissue in liver tissue. In addition, the chlorogenic acid compounds in honeysuckle can promote bile secretion, with good choleretic effect. Honeysuckle has an inhibitory effect on pneumococcus, meningococcus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has resistance to influenza virus, herpes virus, orphan virus and so on.

Honeysuckle has a cooling effect. When a person is infected with a cold, honeysuckle can be used appropriately to avoid headache, brain swelling, fainting, and help the body clear heat and cool. Honeysuckle is sweet and cold, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, drying dampness and dispersing wind. Especially in summer, it can effectively relieve heat stroke and make people feel cool. Honeysuckle can resist pathogenic microorganisms, inhibit staphylococcus, E. coli, shigella and other pathogenic bacteria, protect human health.