Are honeysuckle leaves edible?

We usually know that honeysuckle can be used to make tea, and we also know that honeysuckle has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and curing colds. However, everyone is not very familiar with the leaves of honeysuckle, and does not know whether the leaves of honeysuckle are edible. In fact, the leaves of honeysuckle are also edible and are good for the body. It can be said that the medicinal value and efficacy of honeysuckle leaves are also particularly powerful. Let us learn about it through the introduction below.

Contains chlorogenic acid, glycosides, flavonoids and volatile oils. It has been reported that 8 kinds of glycosides or phenolic glycosides were isolated from the leaves of honeysuckle, mainly polyol glycosides, isolignan glycosides, coumarin glycosides, etc., which have 1. Anti-pathogenic microbial effects and anti-toxic effects. Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. It can stimulate appetite, relieve fullness, clear away heat and detoxify, and treat summer heat, thirst, and heat-toxic scabies. It can also be used as a trauma medicine.

(1) Used for exogenous wind-heat or the initial stage of febrile disease. Honeysuckle is sweet and cold in nature, and can clear away heat from both the qi and the blood. It also has a slight dispersing effect while clearing heat, so it can treat exogenous wind-heat or the initial stage of febrile disease when the external symptoms have not been resolved and the internal heat is severe. It is often used together with Forsythia suspensa, Burdock fruit, Mint, etc.

(2) Used for sores, carbuncles, swellings, and sore throat. Honeysuckle has a strong effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It is a commonly used product in surgery. It is generally used for sores, carbuncles and swellings with redness, swelling, heat and pain. It is more suitable for symptoms that are diagnosed as "yang syndrome". It can be taken orally with dandelion, plantain grass, forsythia, moutan bark, red peony root, etc., or the fresh ones can be used alone and mashed for external application.

(3) Used for diarrhea and bloody stools (stool containing mucus and blood) caused by heat toxins. Heat toxins accumulate in the intestines and enter the blood, causing diarrhea and bloody stools. Honeysuckle can cool blood and relieve heat and toxicity, so it can treat bloody dysentery and bloody stools. In clinical practice, honeysuckle is often fried into charcoal and used together with Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, White Peony Root, Portulaca oleracea, etc.

(4) Honeysuckle is sweet and cold in nature, with a fragrant aroma. It can both clear the surface and relieve heat and toxins in the blood. It is an important medicine for treating Yang sores. When combined with Forsythia suspensa, Burdock seed, Mint, and Schizonepeta tenuifolia, it can relieve exterior symptoms and relieve fever; when combined with fresh Rehmannia glutinosa, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Forsythia suspensa, Bambusa chinensis, etc., it can clear the blood and relieve heat; when combined with Viola yedoensis, Chrysanthemum indicum, and Taraxacum mongolicum, it can detoxify and treat sores; when combined with Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis, and Licorice, it can expel toxins and eliminate carbuncles; when combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, White Peony Root, and Licorice, etc., it can clear away heat and treat dysentery.

Through the above introduction, we now know that honeysuckle leaves can also be eaten, and they have many functions. In normal times, they can not only clear away heat and detoxify, but also have the effect of treating colds. It can be said that the effect of honeysuckle leaves is no worse than that of honeysuckle. In normal times, we can use them according to our own situation.