Jin Yin Hua

Ingredient: Japanese honeysuckle flower (jin yin hua).

Pharmaceutical Name:

• Lonicera Flos

Sources:

• Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)

Properties:

• Cold, sweet

Channels Entered:

• Lung, intestine, stomach

Herb Actions:

• Cools heat and relieves fire toxicity
• Clears wind-heat derived from external sources
• Dries damp-heat originating from the lower burner

Contraindications:

• None noted

Commonly Found In:

• Lonicera & Forsythia Formula