In this season, on the inconspicuous corner of the wall and on the low vine, there will be a few small flowers silently, one flower and two colors, called "honeysuckle". However, she has another name - honeysuckle. "Honeysuckle is full of roses, and thousands of villages are fragrant." Honeysuckle is different from other flowers, it has a strong fragrance, bright colors, and her smell is light and delicate, but it does not prevent her from giving unreservedly at all.
Honeysuckle was first published in the "Famous Doctor's Directory" under the name of honeysuckle. In ancient times, honeysuckle was used as medicine, and the stems and branches of plants or stems and branches were used together with flowers. After years of application and development, the stems and flowers of honeysuckle have gradually been used as two flavors of traditional Chinese medicine - "honeysuckle vine" and "honeysuckle". As a commonly used flower traditional Chinese medicine in clinical practice, honeysuckle has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-ultraviolet damage, hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic effects. In addition to being one of the main raw materials of throat cleansing and throat moisturizing health foods on the market, honeysuckle has also been developed into many daily necessities, such as honeysuckle toothpaste, honeysuckle mask, honeysuckle sunscreen, etc.
In addition, honeysuckle can also be used for both medicine and food, and the edible methods include soaking wine, making tea, steaming dew, etc. Li Yue, a Chinese pharmacist in charge of the Pharmacy Department of Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, recommends the following dietary prescriptions:
Gold and silver bean soup
Prepare ingredients: 10 grams of dried honeysuckle, 60 grams of mung beans, 20 grams of red beans, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar
Steps:
(1) Wash the mung beans and red beans, soak them in boiling water for 30 minutes, add 500 ml of water, and cook them over high heat
(2) Add the washed honeysuckle, cook for about 15 minutes, season with rock sugar, and serve
Efficacy: Honeysuckle can clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate carbuncle and swelling, cool blood and stop dysentery; Mung beans can detoxify water, and red beans can dispel dampness and invigorate qi. When taken in summer, it can not only clear away heat and heat, but also clear heat and relieve itching.
I would also like to remind you that
Although the dual-use effect of honeysuckle medicine is good,
But don't pick and eat it without permission!