Honeysuckle, a medicinal and edible herb with the same origin

January 05, 2024

01 According to the pharmacopoeia records

This product is the dry flower bud or initial blooming flower of Lonicera japonica Thunb., a plant in the Lonicera family. Harvest before blooming in early summer, dry.
[ Description ] This product is rod-shaped, thick on the top and thin on the bottom, slightly curved, 2-3cm long, with an upper diameter of about 3mm and a lower diameter of about 1.5mm. The surface is yellow white or green white (gradually darkening over time), densely covered with short pubescence. Occasionally, leaf shaped bracts are seen. Calyx green, apex 5-lobed, lobes hairy, approximately 2mm long. The opening corolla is tubular, with a 2-lipped apex; Stamens 5, attached to the tube wall, yellow; Pistil 1, ovary hairless. The air is fragrant, with a light and slightly bitter taste.
Sweet and cold. Return to the lung, heart, and stomach meridians.
[ Function and Indications ] Clearing heat and detoxifying, dispersing wind heat. Used for carbuncle, sore, sore throat, erysipelas, heat toxic dysentery, wind heat cold, warm disease fever.
[ Usage and Dosage ] 6-15g.
[ Storage ] Store in a cool and dry place, moisture-proof and moth proof.

02 Composition and Application of Honeysuckle

The functional components of honeysuckle mainly include flavonoids, organic acids, volatile oils, triterpenoid saponins, etc.
Among them, organic acid components are the material basis for clearing heat and detoxifying honeysuckle, and more than 40 types have been isolated and identified. With the development of separation technology and precision equipment, more active organic acid substances in honeysuckle have been discovered one after another.
The comprehensive effects of various functional components in honeysuckle endow it with many pharmacological activities such as antibacterial and antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic, hepatoprotective and choleretic, enhancing immunity and anti-tumor, and lowering blood lipids and blood sugar.

The pharmacological effects and mechanisms of honeysuckle against influenza virus mainly include inhibiting virus proliferation, protecting against lung injury, and regulating the body's immune function. The active ingredients in honeysuckle mainly exert antiviral effects by inhibiting viral activity, reducing the release of inflammatory factors, and promoting lymphocyte proliferation in the body.

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03 Application of Honeysuckle

The application of honeysuckle in the food industry
The application of honeysuckle in the food industry is mainly reflected in the development of a large number of health foods containing functional ingredients of honeysuckle, such as beverages, sugar, wine, yogurt, etc.
Honeysuckle beverage, due to its functional ingredients, has the effects of clearing heat and relieving heat, reducing fire and improving eyesight, generating fluids and protecting the liver, lowering blood lipids and sugar, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and enhancing immunity. Such as Wang Laoji, Heqizheng, honeysuckle balsam pear beverage, honeysuckle sirait fruit beverage, ginkgo biloba leaf honeysuckle health beverage, rosa roxburghii honeysuckle instant tea, honeysuckle and mung bean juice compound beverage, houttuynia cordata honeysuckle compound health herbal beverage, cassia seed, medlar, honeysuckle functional compound beverage, etc.
Add an appropriate amount of lotus leaf antibacterial active substances and honeysuckle heat clearing and detoxifying ingredients to the chewing gum ingredient to develop a health type chewing gum.

Using mint and honeysuckle as the main raw materials, fermented to produce health yogurt with unique flavors of mint and honeysuckle. Adding 18% sucrose, 1% maltose, 0.9% agar, 0.1% pectin, 0.1% carrageenan, 0.3% citric acid and other auxiliary ingredients to the 3:1 sour horn and honeysuckle main ingredients, the honeysuckle sour horn fruit cake is made by boiling at 105 ℃ for 15 minutes. The cake is semi transparent, dark yellow brown, soft and elastic, non sticky, sour and sweet, and has a strong honeysuckle flavor.

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Using rice and honeysuckle as the main raw materials, ferment to produce yellow wine slurry, and mix low alcohol health type honeysuckle yellow wine. By changing the proportion of substances such as yellow wine, honeysuckle juice, sucrose, citric acid, etc., the color, taste, aroma, and style of the product can be improved.
The application of honeysuckle in the field of medicine

Honeysuckle has a wide range of applications in the field of medicine, with a variety of types and diverse dosage forms, including oral liquid, injection, granules, tablets, ointments, capsules, etc. It is used to treat respiratory infections, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, mastitis, oral ulcers, colds, bronchitis, and other diseases. The drugs mainly made from honeysuckle extract include honeysuckle decoction pieces, compound honeysuckle traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash, Yinqiao detoxification tablets, honeysuckle injection, Yinhuang injection, Shuanghuang injection, honeysuckle extract, Yinhuang granules, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, Jinsheng Kaiyin pills, honeysuckle dew, etc; Medicines with honeysuckle as excipients include Qingkailing and Xiao'er Qingrenning granules.

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2024-01-05

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