Jin Yin Hua
Lonicerae flos
aka Honeysuckle flower
A very important herb in our
Staying-Healthy-During-Pandemic–Times is Jin Yin Hua, otherwise known as Honeysuckle Flower.
Jin Yin Hua is great for clearing toxic-heat and dispersing that wind-heat from the virus or pathogen trying to invade you. It is in formulas that treat all stages of febrile diseases.
The sweet taste and cold feeling of the honeysuckle soothes and releases that toxic heat from the lungs, stomach and digestive area. It helps relieve the sore throat and congestion in the chest. It is a great to take first thing when you think you are coming down with a bug. For example, when you start feeling a bit feverish, sore throat, and headache, jin yin hua is your flower. Do you feel a bit sensitive to the wind? Be sure to cover the back of your neck! That is a classic place to get a chill that can lead to a wind invasion.
Three Formulas that contain jin yin hua for Febrile Diseases:
Yin Qiao San/Qing Ying Tang/ Qing Luo Yin
Category: Clear Heat & Resolve Toxicity Properties: Sweet, Cold Channels: Large Intestine, Lung, Stomach Key Characteristics: disperses heat, resolves toxicity, cools blood Contraindicated: deficiency cold of spleen and stomach, particularly with qi deficient sores with clear pus
Text in which first appeared: Tang Materia Medica
Herb identification and information cited from Bensky, Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica; portable third edition