During the Chongning period in the Song Dynasty, natural and man-made disasters made people miserable. Monks in Baiyun Temple, Tianping Mountain, Suzhou were poisoned by mushrooms. Among them, monks in their 40 s remembered the experience of Yuanyang grass in treating toxic sores, that is, picking Yuanyang grass to detoxify monks. The chewer was safe and sound, but the chewer vomited and died. Li Shizhen listed it in Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty. When Empress Dowager Cixi fled, it was extremely hot. She gulped down a bowl of iced honeysuckle dew brought by Li, and felt that the heat was completely gone, which refreshed her.
Nowadays, honeysuckle dew is popular not only in the domestic market (especially during the SARS period), but also in the international market. Every family in Southeast Asian countries must try their best to give gifts to friends and relatives. Japanese, American and continental European countries have all imported honeysuckle from China. Honeysuckle is also widely used in tea drinks, health products, foods (such as beer) and daily necessities (such as China toothpaste and Colgate). ) and cigarettes.
Why is honeysuckle dew so popular and unknown? According to modern chemical analysis and pharmacological experiments, honeysuckle contains luteolin, inositol, chlorogenic acid alcohol, saponin and other components, which has a wide range of antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects. According to the medical records of the motherland, honeysuckle is cold and sweet, sweet and cold, clearing heat without hurting the stomach, and its fragrance is penetrating, that is, clearing heat and detoxifying, clearing summer heat and quenching thirst; It can also be used for infantile furuncle, furuncle, fetal poison and sore throat. It can also remove fire, reduce blood fat and lose weight, protect skin and improve immunity. In a word, honeysuckle dew is a good product for modern people's health care and epidemic prevention.