The efficacy of honeysuckle:
Honeysuckle is used for the first onset of exogenous wind-heat or epidemic febrile disease. Honeysuckle is sweet in taste and cold in nature, which can not only clear the qi and clear the heat, but also clear the serum heat, and has the effect of slightly dispersing, so it is used to treat the symptoms of exogenous wind-heat or febrile diseases with unclear exterior syndrome and excessive internal heat. Honeysuckle is often used with forsythia, burdock and mint.
Honeysuckle is used for diarrhea and hematochezia caused by heat toxin (mucus and blood in feces). Heat toxin accumulates in the intestine, which causes diarrhea and bloody stool when it enters the blood. Honeysuckle. It can cool serum and detoxify heat, so it treats bloody dysentery and bloody stool. Honeysuckle. Clinically, it is often fried with Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Coptidis Rhizoma, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Portulaca oleracea.
Honeysuckle is used for sore and sore throat. Honeysuckle has a strong effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials and is often used in surgery. It is generally used for sores, carbuncle, swelling and pain, and is more suitable for diseases with "yang syndrome" according to syndrome differentiation. Honeysuckle can be taken orally with dandelion, Viola yedoensis, Fructus Forsythiae, Cortex Moutan, Radix Paeoniae Rubra and other decoctions, or it can be applied externally by fresh people.
Honeysuckle with Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis and Glycyrrhiza uralensis helps to relieve carbuncle. Honeysuckle with Scutellariae Radix, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Glycyrrhizae, etc. Can clear away heat and stop dysentery; Honeysuckle with Fructus Forsythiae, Fructus Arctii, Herba Menthae and Herba Schizonepetae can relieve exterior heat; Honeysuckle with viola yedoensis, wild chrysanthemum and dandelion can detoxify and treat sores; Honeysuckle is mixed with fresh rehmannia root, Scrophularia root, forsythia suspensa, bamboo leaf roll heart and so on. , will clear the camp and release heat;
Newly selected honeysuckle can be processed according to the following methods after picking:
1, dry
In the past, the traditional drying method in honeysuckle area was to choose the flat or slate land with the lee facing the sun and long sunshine time. Before the sun is not hot in the morning, sprinkle a layer of flower needles thinly, and the thickness should be like dew but not dew (the sun is strong, but it can be thicker to avoid sunning the flower needles), dry them that day and harvest them that day.
Now, basket drying is often used. That is, wooden sticks are used as baskets with a length of 2 meters, a width of 0.8 meters and a depth of 8 centimeters, and sorghum stalks or mats (sorghum stalks are not suitable for peeling, which facilitates water absorption and avoids strong light reflection) are used as the bottom to make baskets. Each basket is dried with 2.5-3.5 kilograms of flowers and spread evenly. Put the basket in a sunny place in the north-south direction, and pad it with wooden sticks or stones in the north to facilitate ventilation. After drying to 80% dryness, you can pour it on the table to dry. At night or when it rains, you can stack the baskets together and put them in the yard. There are two cross bars between the baskets, and then cover them with mats to prevent them from getting wet.
2. Dry ...
After picking honeysuckle, it takes a long time to cool naturally in the sun, resulting in serious losses and low yield of first-class flowers. With the expansion of honeysuckle planting area and the improvement of cultivation techniques, the harvest increased sharply, and the number of flowers collected increased to five crops. If the flowers are large, they can be dried.
The production of honeysuckle tea;
1. Preparation of main ingredients: Honeysuckle tea needs 90% tea as the main ingredient. Fresh and tender tea leaves with two leaves in one bud or three leaves in one bud are made into dry tea according to the green tea making method, and the water content is required not to exceed 4% (the leaves are twisted into powder by hand and the tea stems are broken by hand), and the old leaves, broken leaves, tea powder and impurities are removed.
Second, honeysuckle harvest: May-July is the harvest period of honeysuckle. During this period, when the buds turn from green to white, the upper part expands, and the lower part is blue, they can be picked. If there are flowers that have already opened, they should also be picked together. On the same day, it should be picked before 9 am. At this time, the dew is not dry, which will not hurt the immature buds. The flowers have the strongest fragrance and are also convenient for color preservation.
3. Tea fragrance absorption: put the dry tea and honeysuckle in a sealed container, spread them in layers, that is, one layer of tea and one layer of flowers (honeysuckle must be laid flat in a window screen bag), and seal the mouth of the container with a lid. After that, take out honeysuckle every 2-3 hours, mix the tea evenly, and then repeat the second interlayer spreading of tea and honeysuckle. In this way, fermented grains can absorb the fragrance of honeysuckle.
4. Preparation of scented tea: After the tea leaves are fragrant, take out the honeysuckle and dry it. When honeysuckle can be ground into powder by hand, it can be evenly mixed with tea in the ratio of 1: 10, which is honeysuckle tea. Honeysuckle must be dried, not dried, otherwise it can't keep its original color. The scented tea made by the above method can achieve the effect of good color and fragrance.