Japanese honeysuckle - 金银花 (Jin Yin Hua)
Honeysuckle Flower
金银花
Jin Yin Hua·Chèvrefeuille du Japon
Lonicerae Japonicae Flos
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- Dispatched within 24/48h, packed to order
- Kept away from light and moisture
According to the classical texts
清热解毒 疏散风热
Pinyin
Qing Re Jie Du · Shu San Feng Re
Overview
Jin Yin Hua means literally “gold and silver flower”, for the buds open white then turn golden yellow within the same day — the two shades sitting together on the one stem.
Picked at the very start of spring, before they fully open, they are dried quickly in the shade to preserve their subtle scent and their natural compounds.
Traditional uses
A flagship herb for the heat-poisons of the upper sphere and of the surface. Traditionally used from the first signs of an outside attack of heat, when it makes itself felt at the surface and dries.
Also for constitutions where heat shows as red eruptions on the skin.
Preparation and traditional-use quantity
- Infusion: 5 to 10 g, water at a simmer (90°C), 7 to 10 minutes — can be combined with Ju Hua for a fully cooling effect
- Short decoction: to be added at the end of cooking (10 minutes) within a blend
- Yin Qiao San: a classic blend with Lian Qiao, Bo He and Niu Bang Zi, from the first shivers of Heat at the surface
Precautions
To be avoided in cases of deficient Yang with deep cold or of chronically loose stools.
Its sweet flavour otherwise makes it approachable for delicate constitutions.
