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jin yin hua
other names: ren dong hua, shuang hua, er hua,
er bao hua, yin hua
By:
Joe Hing Kwok Chu
| Pharmaceutical
name: |
Flos Lonicerae japonicae |
| Latin
botanical name: |
Lonicera japonica Thunb., Lonicera
hypoglauca Miq., Lonicera confusa DC. and Lonicera dasystyla
Rehd., Caprifolia cease |
| Pron. in
Japanese: |
kinginka |
| Pron. in
Korean: |
kumunhwa |
| Pron. in
Cantonese: |
kam ngan fa |
| Common
Name: |
honey sucker flower |
| Distribution: |
mainly produced in Shantung and
Henan provinces of China |
| Properties
(characteristics) |
sweet and cooling |
| Channels
(meridians) entered: |
lung, heart, large intestine, and stomach |
| Actions
& Indications: |
removing heat and toxic substance,
dysentery.
Frequent use of its decoction for removing toxin, heat from
blood and arresting diarrhea. |
| Chemical
ingredients: |
stems contain saponin, leaves
contain tanin and flowers contain 1% of inosite. |
| Dosage: |
6 ~ 16 g daily. |
| Samples of formulae: |
(1). jin yin hua 6 g,
gan cao 3 g,
water 600c.c. simmer to 200 c.c. made into 3 servings a day
for promoting urination and healing sores with pus (source: he
han yao ying yong)
(2). jin yin hua 10 g, gua lou gen 10 g, sheng
huang qi 6
g, chuan shan jia 6 g,
dang gui 6 g,
jie geng 6 g, zao jiao ci
6 bai zhi 4 g, water 600 c.c. simmer to 200 c.c. add
yellow rice wine 100 c.c. make into 3 servings a day, take
while warm, for expelling pus and toxin and rid of carbuncles.
(source: hui chun fang).
(3) jin yin hua 30 g,
gan cao 5 g. Boil
with 2000 c.c. of water. Simmer for 15 minutes. Use as daily
tea for lessening pimples.
Click here for formula
for urinary tract infection
yin hua detoxifying
tea for swollen gum. |
| Modern
Research: |
see research librarian |
| Cautions: |
smaller dosage for fever and larger
dosage for boils due to toxic heat. |
If you need more detailed information on chemical ingredients and modern
research you can email the Research
Librarian. |
Last
update: July 19 2003
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