Honeysuckle

Scientific Name: Lonicera ssp. carprifoliaceae, japonica, periclymenum

Uses:

• Tea - Expectorant for Coughs and Asthma
• Tea - Feverish conditions and summer heat
• Tincture – Boils, dysentery, and diarrhea
• Tincture – Food poisoning, GI upsets
• Stems – Stimulate Qi circulation, rheumatism, and arthritis
• Flowers – Early stages of cold/fever; headache, thirst, sore throat.
• Flower Ess. – Stuck in the past, reliving mistakes, or happiness

Notes:  

• Conjure up erotic thoughts
• For those easily worked up or easily angered
• Antiseptic and diuretic
• Leaves for skin infections (flowers and leaves) 

Caution: Berries are toxic

Character: Sweet. Cold.

Constituents: Tannins, Mucilage. Sugars. Flavonoids. Salicylic Acid.

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Native: Europe or China

Type: Woody Vine

Light/Soil: Sun, Part Shade

Propagate: Take Cuttings in Summer and Plant in Fall

Grow:

Harvest: Flowers in Early Bloom

Preserve: Dry

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