Honeysuckle, also known as silver flower, gold flower, winter flower, and golden vine flower, has white flowers that turn golden yellow after two or three days. Its name "Honeysuckle" comes from the fact that the flowers are both golden and silver. Honeysuckle has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and cooling down heat. Therefore, it is highly favored by the general public. Now let's learn about the benefits of honeysuckle tea and its contribution to our body.
[Drying Method for Honeysuckle Tea]
Using the method of making green tea: fresh honeysuckle is mixed with a small amount of green tea to make honeysuckle tea according to the process of making flower tea;
Drying the fresh flowers: dried honeysuckle flowers are mixed with green tea.
Both types of honeysuckle tea have their own characteristics. The former has a strong floral fragrance, while the latter has a lower tea fragrance but can maintain the medicinal effects of honeysuckle, without losing its health benefits. Both types of flower tea are suitable for people of all ages. Due to their ability to treat heat-related diseases, they are particularly suitable for summer consumption.
[Specific Method for Making Honeysuckle Tea]
1. Roast dried honeysuckle flowers until they turn yellow or black, then grind them into powder. Mix the powder with an appropriate amount of honey water and take it. This can effectively treat various bacterial dysentery.
2. It is common for people to mix 50g of fresh honeysuckle flowers with 20g of raw licorice, soak them in boiling water, and drink it as a tea. This can clear heat and quench thirst, and is commonly known as honeysuckle and licorice tea.
3. Use the stems, leaves, and flowers of honeysuckle to distill the dew, called "honeysuckle dew." It is a fragrant and refreshing drink in the summer. It can prevent heat rash in children during the summer and autumn seasons.
[Medicinal Value]
Honeysuckle has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and dispersing wind-heat. It has long been regarded as a "good medicine for clearing heat and detoxification." In addition, honeysuckle is also known as the "holy medicine for treating ulcers." It is used to treat abscesses, boils, sore throat, erysipelas, and dysentery. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that honeysuckle has antibacterial, antiviral, anti-endotoxin, immune-enhancing, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and lipid-lowering effects.
[Edible Value]
Honeysuckle is one of the commonly used precious Chinese herbal medicines with broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral effects. More than 70% of over-the-counter cold and anti-inflammatory medicines contain honeysuckle. Therefore, it is known as the "antibiotic of Chinese herbal medicine" and "green penicillin."
Honeysuckle is widely used in various cooling teas due to its ability to clear heat and detoxify, cool wind-heat, and effectively prevent heatstroke, gastric, and intestinal infectious diseases. One of the most famous cooling teas, Wang Lao Ji, uses honeysuckle as an ingredient. It was founded during the reign of Emperor Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, with a history of more than 180 years. It is currently sold in over 20 provinces in mainland China and Hong Kong and Macau, and is also exported to Southeast Asia, Europe, America, and other regions, and is highly popular.
When the original honeysuckle flowers are brewed, they have a fragrant smell. It can be said that "the fragrance is better than orchids." Inhaling it is refreshing and pleasant. Drinking honeysuckle tea in summer can prevent heat, reduce weight, nourish the skin, and have various health benefits. It can clear heat and detoxify, and prevent various ailments. It is truly a wonderful beverage for the hot summer.
[Health Value]
In addition to its extensive medicinal value, honeysuckle has also been recorded in ancient texts for its beauty and health benefits. The earliest Chinese pharmacological book, "Shennong Bencao Jing," ranked honeysuckle as a top-grade medicine and specifically mentioned its ability to "maintain a light body with long-term use." The Qing Dynasty's "Yuxiang Piaomiao Lu" recorded Empress Dowager Cixi using honeysuckle to wash her face and maintain her skin, beauty, and youthful appearance. It is said that the longevity pill used by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty also contained honeysuckle as the main ingredient. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that honeysuckle has the effect of regulating female hormones, removing spots, and making the skin moist and smooth. Currently, a weight loss tea made mainly from honeysuckle is well-known both domestically and internationally and is highly favored by many female friends.
[Applicable Range]
Suitable for people of all ages, especially suitable for summer consumption.
Since honeysuckle has so many benefits for the human body and is especially suitable for summer consumption, during this scorching season, I would recommend that everyone drink some honeysuckle tea. It not only clears heat and detoxifies but also beautifies and nourishes the skin.
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