Description
Honeysuckle, the real name is Lonicera japonica (scientific name: Lonicera japonica Thunb.). The name "Honeysuckle" comes from the "Compendium of Materia Medica". Since the honeysuckle blooms in white at first and then turns yellow, it is named honeysuckle. The medicinal material Honeysuckle is the dried flower buds or the first blooming flowers of the honeysuckle genus Lonicera in the family Loniceraceae and the same genus.
Honeysuckle, which blooms in March, has five appearances, is slightly fragrant, with reddish pedicles. The color of the flower is white when it first opens, and yellow after one or two days, hence the name Honeysuckle. And because it has one pedicel and two flowers, the two stamens are protruding outside, in pairs, inseparable, like a male and a female, and like a mandarin duck dancing in pairs, so it is called mandarin duck and vine.
The most obvious feature of this species is that it has large leaf-like bracts. It resembles the South China honeysuckle in appearance, but the bracts of that species are narrow rather than leaf-shaped, the calyx tube is densely pubescent, and the branchlets are densely curly pubescent, which is obviously different from this species. The morphological variation of this species is very large, regardless of the branches and leaves, the shape and size of the leaves, the length of the corolla, the ratio of the length of the coat and the lip to the tube, etc., there are great changes. However, all these changes seem to be more related to the ecological environment and do not show any correlation with geographical distribution.
Honeysuckle has been known as a good medicine for clearing away heat and detoxification since ancient times. It is sweet and fragrant in nature, clears away heat and does not hurt the stomach. Honeysuckle can not only disperse wind-heat, but also clear blood toxins. It is used for various fever and venereal diseases, such as body heat, rash, spotting, heat toxin sore carbuncle, sore throat and other symptoms, all of which have significant effects.
