Caulis Lonicerae
Caulis Lonicerae is also named Ren Dong Teng , 忍冬藤, 银花藤, 金银花藤, 銀花藤, 金銀花藤, Honeysuckle Stem, Japanese Honeysuckle Stem
Ren Dong Teng
Name
Ren Dong Teng (Honeysuckle Stem)
Property
Sweet, cold; heart and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat, romove toxicity and dredge meridians.
Indications
Sores and boils, infectious hepatitis, febrile disease, dysentery due to heat-toxin, arthralgia and myalgia.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 10~30 g, or made into pill and powder or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying, or decocted for washing, or made ointment, or pounded for applying with fresh product.
Cations
It is contraindicated for frequent diarrhea and deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.