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This sweet smelling shrub fills the summer air with it's sweet scent. According to Grieve "A dozen or more of the 100 species of Lonicera or Honeysuckle are used medicinally" . (p409)
Lonicera caprifolium is astringent, depurative, expectorant, laxative, diuretic and useful in the treatment of respiratory and catarrh.
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The flowers are used in external applications for skin infections.Mabey, Richard ,36
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L. caprifolium, the Italian honeysuckle, L. tartarica, from Siberia, and L. xylosteum from Asia and eastern Europe |
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Preparation Methods :Teas, tinctures, flower water. ointments Remedies using : Honeysuckle
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Honeysuckle for :Skin rash, boils |
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Honeysuckle flowers act as natural antihistamine, although they are more useful for treating rashes and inflammation than for treating coughing and sneezing. Traditionally combined with mint for rashes or outbreaks on the skin following nervous tension, and with scutellaria to treat boils . . (), Moutain Rose Herbs |
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Honeysuckle for :Bronchitis, chest congestion |
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I regard honeysuckle and forsythia* as safe and effective, although they are not listed as GRAS by the FDA ( whose ways are a mystery to me). I wouldn't hesitate to use them for bronchitis and the chest congestion of colds and flu. Chinese studies have confirmed centuries of folkloric use.
F. suspensa (Chinese:; pinyin: liánqiào) is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs in Chinese herbology, but is relagated to ornamental use only here in the West. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000) |
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In Traditional Chinese medicine, honeysuckle flowers are among the important herbs for clearing heat and relieving toxicity.
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The flowers have been highly valued for medicinal purposes by many cultures worldwide and their use was recommended by Dioscorides and Gerard. |
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Eucalyptus opens the lungs and encourages breathing by increasing oxygen in the cells. Eucalyptol, found in many over-the-counter remedies, loosens phlegm in the chest and helps to open clogged nasal passages.
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