Herb
Honeysuckle Flower
金银花jin yin hua
1 sourceFlos Lonicerae Japonicae
Clears heat and resolves toxicity, dispersing heat-toxin sores, abscesses and swellings; recorded for heat-toxin dysentery, wind-damp, and various sores and skin lesions.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·忍冬·主治（《别录》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：《别录》载忍冬主寒热身肿、久服轻身长年益寿；甄权谓治腹胀满、能止气下澼；陈藏器谓热毒血痢水痢浓煎服；李时珍谓治一切风湿气及诸肿毒、痈疽疥癣、杨梅诸恶疮、散热解毒。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒（《别录》；陈藏器谓小寒，云温者非也）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·忍冬（《别录》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·忍冬·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·忍冬·气味（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·忍冬·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·忍冬·主治（藏器·热毒血痢）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·忍冬·主治（时珍·散热解毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·忍冬·气味（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.