Pharmaceutical 

name:

Flos Lonicerae japonicae

botanical name:

1. Lonicera japonica Thunb., 

2. Lonicera hypoglauca Miq., 

3. Lonicera confusa DC. 

4. Lonicera dasystyla Rehd.

Pron.in 

Japanese:

kinginka

Pron.in 

Korean:

kumunhwa

Pron. in 

Cantonese:

kam ngan fa

Common Name:

honey sucker flower

Other names:

別名﹕

ren dong hua 忍冬花, shuang hua 雙花, er hua 二花,

er bao hua 二抱花, yin hua 銀花。

Distribution:

mainly produced in Shantung and Henan provinces of China

主產於山東﹐河南。

Properties 

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

sweet and cooling

甜﹐涼。

Channels 

(meridians) 

entered:

歸經﹕

lung, heart, large intestine, and stomach

肺﹐心﹐大腸﹐胃。

Actions & 

Indications:

主治﹕

Actions & Indications:

1. respiratory tract infection, 

2. influenza,

3. acute infection of the tonsils,

4. acute infection of the mammary glands,

5. lobar pneumonia,

6. bacterial type of dysentery,

7. acute appendicitis,

8. boils

9. allergy reaction of skin

主治﹕

1. 上呼吸道感染﹐

2. 流行性感冒﹐

3. 急性扁桃腺炎﹐

4. 急性乳腺炎﹐

5. 大葉性肺炎﹐

6. 細菌性痢疾﹐

7. 急性闌尾炎﹐

8. 癰癤膿腫等病症,

9. 皮膚過敏反應。

Chemical 

ingredients:

stems contain saponin, leaves contain tanin and flowers contain 1% of inosite.

Dosage:

劑量﹕

6 ~ 16 g daily.

每日量﹕6 ~ 16 克。

Samples of 

formulae:

(1). for promoting urination and healing sores with pus 

(source: he han yao ying yong) 

jin yin hua 6 g, gan cao 3 g, water 600c.c. 

Simmer to 200 c.c. Made into 3 servings a day 

(2). for expelling pus and toxin and rid of carbuncles. 

(source: hui chun fang). 

 jin yin hua 10 g, gua lou gen 10 g, sheng huang qi 6 g, chuan shan jia 6 g, 

dang gui 6 g, jie geng 6 g, zao jia ci 6  bai zhi 4 g, water 600 c.c. 

Simmer to 200 c.c. 

Add yellow rice wine 100 c.c. make into 3 servings a day. Take while warm.

(3) for lessening pimples 

jin yin hua 30 g, gan cao 5 g. Boil with 2000 c.c. of water. Simmer for 15 minutes. 

Use as daily tea .

Click here for formula for urinary tract infection

yin hua detoxifying  tea for swollen gum.

Modern Research:

see research librarian

Cautions:

Use smaller dosage for fever and larger dosage for boils due to toxic heat. 

Not for long term usage because of its cool property. 

Use caution in cases of yangxu (yang deficient) condition.

性寒故不宜常服用。陽虛 体弱之人須慎用。