Can soaking honeysuckle reduce internal heat?

Honeysuckle is one of the more common plants in our lives. It has many functions. It not only clears away heat and relieves fire, but also has a promoting effect on people's colds and other aspects. Many people don’t know that honeysuckle can reduce fire? In fact, from the effects and functions of honeysuckle, it is not difficult to find that honeysuckle can reduce internal heat. So besides this, what other effects and functions does honeysuckle have? Let us learn about it together.

Honeysuckle, also known as honeysuckle, silver flower, double flower, etc., has been praised as a good medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying since ancient times. It is sweet, cold and aromatic. It can clear away heat without hurting the stomach. Its aromatic fragrance can also dispel evil. Honeysuckle can not only dispel wind-heat, but also clear blood toxins. It is used to treat various febrile diseases, such as fever, rash, spots, heat and toxic sores, sore throat, etc., and the effect is significant. Pharmacological studies have shown that the active ingredients in honeysuckle have three main effects:

One is antibacterial and antiviral. Honeysuckle has a significant inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic Streptococcus, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, meningococci, Pneumococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and influenza virus.

Second, it has the function of enhancing immunity. Honeysuckle can promote lymphocyte transformation and enhance the phagocytic function of white blood cells.

The third is anti-inflammatory and antipyretic. Honeysuckle can promote the release of adrenal cortex hormones and has a significant inhibitory effect on inflammation.

In daily life, many people drink honeysuckle tea for health purposes. Chinese medicine experts remind that honeysuckle may not be suitable for everyone to drink on a daily basis. People with weak spleen and stomach should drink less honeysuckle tea.

Compared with Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Phellodendron chinense, etc., which can also clear away lung heat, but compared with medicines that are mainly bitter and cold, Honeysuckle does not harm the spleen and stomach. Therefore, people who have dry mouth or red tongue, sore throat, dry stool, etc. can mix honeysuckle with chrysanthemum and nasturtium to make tea, and can also add rock sugar for flavoring.

Experts point out that honeysuckle is suitable for people with a balanced constitution or internal heat. However, people with weak spleen and stomach (such as frequent abdominal pain, diarrhea, cold abdomen, cold hands and feet) should not drink honeysuckle tea.

In addition, brewing honeysuckle in water is similar to brewing tea, it only needs to be brewed two or three times, and it should not be consumed after overnight.

The above answers the question of whether honeysuckle can reduce fire. From this we can see that honeysuckle has many functions, so we must make full use of it in life. Although honeysuckle has great functions, it does not mean that we can eat it casually. There are still many taboos about honeysuckle in life, so people who are not suitable for it should pay special attention.