What are the nature, flavor and meridians of honeysuckle

If a child develops eczema on his skin, drinking the water boiled with honeysuckle can cure it. Honeysuckle can be used to relieve common wind-heat colds and pharyngitis. Honeysuckle can also be used to treat more serious diseases such as erysipelas and dysentery. Honeysuckle has been widely used in the field of medicine. There are records of honeysuckle in wine in the Song Dynasty of my country. Here is a brief introduction to some of the functions of honeysuckle.

From late summer to mid-autumn, bacterial dysentery and enteritis are common. You can use honeysuckle as the main ingredient, together with coptis chinensis and scutellaria baicalensis, and boil them into a decoction for oral consumption, which has a good preventive and therapeutic effect. The best time to pick honeysuckle is when it is in bud, and the ones that are yellow and white and plump are preferred. If you pinch a handful of high-quality honeysuckle, put it in a glass, and pour boiling water into it, after a while you will see the flower buds hanging vertically in the water, neither floating nor sinking, standing tall and graceful, and very beautiful. After the water soaks through the flower buds, they gradually sink to the bottom of the cup.

According to pharmaceutical chemistry analysis, honeysuckle contains luteolin, inositol, saponins, tannins, etc. Pharmacological experiments have shown that honeysuckle has a broad antibacterial spectrum, and has inhibitory effects on Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Bordetella pertussis, Corynebacterium diphtheria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, etc., and also has anti-influenza virus effects. It is also used clinically to treat infections caused by the above-mentioned pathogenic microorganisms.

Nature and flavor: sweet, cold. It enters the lung, heart and stomach meridians. Recent studies have shown that honeysuckle can promote the transformation of lymphocytes, and the lymphocyte transformation rate can reflect the cellular immune function, that is, improve the body's immunity. Honeysuckle can also enhance the phagocytic function of white blood cells, thereby improving immune function from another perspective. Honeysuckle can also promote the release of adrenal cortex hormones and has a significant inhibitory effect on acute inflammation.

Traditional Chinese medicine has made great progress now. Through scientific research, people have discovered that honeysuckle has antibacterial effects on many microorganisms. For example, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Pneumococcus, etc. are all sensitive to honeysuckle. Honeysuckle can be made into an injection, which has good anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. The decoction of honeysuckle can enhance the body's immunity and promote the phagocytic ability of white blood cells.