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“Nature is like autumn chrysanthemums and color is like silver. I don’t admire luxury and stay far away from the dust. I know the cold and warm in the bitter rain and severe cold. My heart is warm and cold, and my heart is warm and warm. I am very smiling when the spring breeze is proud. In summer, my heart is pure and the people are close to me. Even though I am worth millions, I don’t have the smell of copper or fragrance.”
-This poem by Anonymous vividly describes the color of honeysuckle and explains its living habits. It will not wither even after the cold winter. It also explains its heat-clearing effect and the fragrant smell when the flowers bloom.
Honeysuckle(http://en.whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/%e9%87%91%e9%8a%80%e8%8a%b1/)According to the third edition of the Taiwan Chinese Pharmacopoeia, it is recorded as the dried flower buds or first blooming flowers of Lonicera japonica Thunb. The plant is called Honeysuckle, also known as double flower or double flower, is also called honeysuckle or Erbao vine because it is a vine. It remains evergreen in the winter, so it is also called honeysuckle or honeysuckle vine. Honeysuckle is mainly produced in places such as Henan and Shandong. Among them, the honeysuckle produced in Xinmi, Henan is of better quality, while the honeysuckle in the Yimeng Mountain area of Shandong is also highly praised. As for Taiwan, due to climate and agricultural technological progress, in central China There are organically grown plants near Sun Moon Lake, Pingtung in the south and even Taitung in the eastHoneysuckle, so it can be said that it is grown almost all over the island in Taiwan, and its quality is also very good.
It is recorded in “Ben Jing Feng Yuan”: “Honeysuckle detoxifies and removes pus, and is a tonic for diarrhea. It is a holy medicine after carbuncle ulcers.” It shows that its efficacy has great antibacterial effect and has good curative effect on carbuncle ulcers. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and also has a good effect on fever caused by infection with febrile diseases. When SARS was popular a while ago, it was found that this medicinal material has a good antiviral effect, so it became very popular, and this time COVID- The 19 epidemic is serious, and everyone has begun to buy anti-epidemic tea bags to increase their immunity, and Honeysuckle is one of the common Chinese medicinal materials in anti-epidemic tea bags, so you should pay attention when purchasing. According to the pharmacopoeia, honeysuckle is a dry bud, and when selecting, it is the unbloomed one. Mainly, so there is a saying that “picking needles does not pick flowers”. Therefore, the finest honeysuckle, whose buds contain There are also a large proportion of them, some medicine shops call them “big white needles”. In addition, we must be careful not to use too many non-medicinal parts, that is, add twigs, leaves or other non-medicinal parts to the medicinal materials. Finally, you should also pay attention to whether fine sand is mixed with it during harvesting. These methods are used by unscrupulous merchants to increase weight, so be careful when purchasing. However, this is only the first step in selecting medicinal materials. Next, use When you touch Chinese herbal medicines with your hands, they will feel like they are against your hand, which is called “top hand feeling”. Good qualityHoneysuckle will feel like a top when held, but it should be noted that this medicinal material is still a bud after all. When touching and purchasing medicinal materials, if ” If it breaks as soon as you hold it, or there is no plush on the surface, then the medicinal material is likely to have been soaked in alum solution. In addition to touching it with your hands, you can also smell it with your nose. If it smells fragrant, The quality must be better. If it smells sour, there may be a problem during storage or processing. In addition, a Chinese medicinal material called Shan Yinhua can also be seen in the market. Mainly used to make herbal tea. The two look similar, the main difference is Mountain YinhuaThe surface color is green-brown to yellow-white, the size is about 3-4.5cm, the diameter of the upper part is about 2mm, and the diameter of the lower part is about 1mm. In addition, it has less hair. Use these three to identify it.
According to different clinical use needs, Honeysuckle has There are different cooking methods. The common one is to put it into a pot and stir-fry it over a slow fire until the color of the surface deepens. After taking it out quickly, let it cool completely, which is called fried honeysuckle. In addition, wash it and place it in a hot pot, fry it over medium heat until the surface turns brown, then spray a little water to extinguish the sparks, take it out and quickly spread it to dry to use as honeysuckle charcoal. In addition, honeysuckle after blooming can be used to extract its flower dew. The honeysuckle dew has a good effect on thirst and sore throat caused by heat and heat.
Although this medicinal material is common and has many effects, its medicinal properties are relatively cold, so people with spleen and stomach deficiency should use it with caution. There is also a genetic disease called G-6-PD deficiency, whose full name is “glucose hexaphosphate dehydrogenation” It should not be used by those with “Yan deficiency syndrome”, commonly known as “faba disease”. The chromosome of this disease is deleted on the X sex chromosome. Therefore, problems are more common for men with only one X sex chromosome. The main symptoms are when touching or trying food. After ingesting certain substances, red blood cells in the body will be destroyed, causing anemia. Therefore, if you experience pale complexion, accelerated heartbeat, shortness of breath, reduced activity, fatigue, or tea-colored urine, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. In addition, medicinal materials imported from Taiwan will be tested for sulfur dioxide and heavy metals arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and mercury (Hg) in accordance with government requirements, so the public can use them with confidence.
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【About the Author】
Education: China Medical University, PhD, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Current position: Assistant Researcher, Medical Intelligence Center, Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University
Member of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine School Common Textbook Compilation Committee, Chinese Medicine Discipline
Distinguished Lecturer, Industrial Research Institute
Post-baccalaureate Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Part-time Lecturer
Department of Pharmacy, Jianan University of Pharmacy, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Heluo Pharmacopoeia www.whatsinTCM.com Co-founder