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Pin Yin:
jin yin hua
Common name: honeysuckle flower
Botanical family: Caprifoliaceae
Botanical name: Lonicera japonica Thunb.
Primary action: Clear Heat Toxins
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Release Wind Heat
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet
Entering Channel: Lu, St, LI
Actions:
Clears Heat and detoxifies Fire Poison; especially of breast, eyes, skin
or intestines.
Clears Damp Heat of Lower Burner (LI or UB).
Disperses Exterior Wind Heat (sore throat); used in early stages of Warm Disease (Weiand Qi Aspect).
(See
Heat Toxin
;
Damp Heat of Lower Burner
;
Large Intestine Damp Heat
;
Defense Aspect Wind Heat
;
Qi Aspect onset
.)
Indications: sores, sore throat, mastitis, common
cold, dysentery, strangury
Dosage:
3-5 qian.
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