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Simple Herbal Extracts | Japanese Honeysuckle

Name	Japanese Honeysuckle
Botanical Name	Lonicera japonica
Part Used	flower
Contraindications	None*
Traditional Information*	A common weedy plant with fragrant flowers. As a child you may have sucked the sweet nectar from these blossoms. In Chinese medicine the unopened flowers are used as a powerful antibacterial and antiviral agent. They are effective in treating influenza, sore throat, colds, urinary and intestinal infections, painful mastitis, damp heat dysentery, and conjunctivitis. Barefoot Doctor’s combined Lonicera with Coptis to make “a poor man’s penicillin”.

Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG

*Disclaimer: The information on historical, ethnobotanical and phytotherapeutic uses of herbs and traditional formulas contained herein is based on the experience and research of the author. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other health care provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a health care professional. The publisher and author are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of any of the information discussed. Should you have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any preparation mentioned, the author strongly suggests consulting a professional health care advisor.