What Is Honeysuckle?

Honeysuckle is a flower used for both herbal medicine and cooking. It is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Honeysuckle works well on its own and when combined with other herbs, especially chrysanthemum and forsythia.

How to Use Honeysuckle (Common Uses)

Honeysuckle flower can be taken internally as a tea, powder, or extract. Honeysuckle can also be used externally. As a cooking ingredient, honeysuckle has many delicious uses. Honeysuckle is best used short term.

Medicinal Uses and Benefits of Honeysuckle

The flowers of the honeysuckle are often used to reduce inflammation all over the body, including skin complaints, gastrointestinal inflammation, and rheumatism and arthritis. It can be used in fever and excess heat situations caused by acute cold and flu. 

Active Constituents in Honeysuckle

Mucilage, glucosides, salicylic acid, invertin.