How much honeysuckle is used?

Honeysuckle is a very common thing in daily life. It can not only be used as a Chinese medicinal material, but also can be used to make tea. The effects are very good. As we all know, honeysuckle has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It is also very effective in treating wind-heat colds. Many people usually use honeysuckle to make tea. Although honeysuckle has high medicinal value, you must pay attention to the dosage.

How much honeysuckle should be used?

The general dosage of honeysuckle decoction is 10 to 30 grams for oral administration. Honeysuckle is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It mainly enters the lung, heart, and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and cooling and dispersing wind-heat. It can be used to treat carbuncles, furuncles, throat paralysis, erysipelas, hot blood toxic dysentery, wind-heat cold, and fever caused by febrile diseases.

Since ancient times, honeysuckle has been hailed as a good medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying. Pharmacological experiments have shown that honeysuckle has antibacterial, antiviral, immune-enhancing, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects.

Honeysuckle also contains a variety of trace elements and chemical components essential to the human body, as well as a variety of active enzymes that are beneficial to the human body. It has good effects of anti-aging, anti-cancer, and strengthening the body. However, due to its cold nature, honeysuckle tea should not be consumed for a long time. People with spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea and loose stools should not use it, and those with weak constitutions should use it with caution.

Drinking honeysuckle tea regularly has 4 benefits for the body

1. Clear away heat and detoxify

The most characteristic function of honeysuckle tea is clearing away heat and detoxifying. Due to its cold nature, it has a certain effect in treating heat syndrome. Regular consumption can improve symptoms of heat syndrome such as bad breath, dry mouth, mouth sores, and heat eczema. In addition, its detoxifying effect is mainly reflected in its ability to disperse carbuncles and reduce swelling, so it can be used to improve the swelling and toxins of carbuncles.

2. Antibacterial Effect

Studies have shown that the medicinal ingredients in honeysuckle have a certain inhibitory effect on hemolytic streptococci, Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae, etc., and can therefore prevent diseases such as tonsillitis or cholera enteritis caused by these bacteria.

3. Regulate immunity

Taking honeysuckle tea can also have a certain regulatory effect on the body's immunity. Studies have shown that honeysuckle can promote the transformation of lymphocytes, thereby enhancing the phagocytic function of white blood cells, and then play a role in our immunity.

4. Lipid-lowering effect

Pharmacological studies have shown that honeysuckle can promote the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, thereby reducing the cholesterol content in plasma, and thus has a certain health care effect in preventing cardiovascular diseases such as hyperlipidemia.