Honeysuckle is the bud of honeysuckle, which is sweet and cold. Most of China's production is average, and Shandong Province is the largest, but Henan Province is the best.
Honeysuckle has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxification, evacuating wind heat, cooling blood and stopping dysentery, lowering blood and fire, eliminating pharynx and clearing diaphragm. The honeysuckle produced in Henan Province is of high quality and low price, and there is a big problem of pretending to be the origin in the market. It is suggested to buy the honeysuckle produced by famous brands.
The better the quality of honeysuckle, the better the efficacy, the higher the value, so we need to learn to distinguish.
The national standard of honeysuckle commodity is divided into four grades: .
First class: dry goods, the flower bud is in the shape of holding, thick and thin, slightly curved, green and white on the surface, thick and hard corolla, with a top hand feel; fragrant air, sweet and slightly bitter taste. No more than 5% of the flowers are open, broken and yellow. No black stripes, blackheads, branches and leaves, impurities, moths, mildew;
Second class: it is basically the same as the first class, only with no more than 5% flowers. No more than 10% of broken flower buds and yellow stripes;
Third class: dry goods, the flower bud is rod-shaped, thick and thin, slightly curved, the surface is green white or yellow white, the Corolla is thick and hard, with a top hand feel. The air is fragrant and the taste is sweet and bitter. Open flowers, blackheads no more than 30%. No branches, leaves, impurities, moths, mildew;
Fourth class: dry goods. It has both buds and open flowers, regardless of color. No more than 3% of branches and leaves, no impurity, moth or mildew. Only knowing how to identify honeysuckle, can we ensure to buy good honeysuckle, so as to better treat the disease.
