Honeysuckle is one of the rare Chinese herbs, with high yeild,tight and well-proportioned appearance, green and smooth color.
Honeysuckle knowledge introduction:
Honeysuckle for caprifoliaceae plant honeysuckle, south China honeysuckle, grey felt Gu glandular hairy honeysuckle, honeysuckle and tyrosinance MAO honeysuckle etc bud. Honeysuckle perennial half evergreen winding woody vines, on hillslopes dredging Lin, bushes, village, which is by the roadside wait for place, also have cultivation, South China honeysuckle was born in hills, hillsides, miscellaneous plexus and plain wilderness, by the roadside or on the bank of the river, Gu glandular honeysuckle was born in elevation 200 to 1500 meters thickets or in thin forest.
Generally in 5 months, adopt the 1st time spent in late, 6 months, mining second late flowers. When the flower buds open, yet in upper swollen QingBaiSe when harvested most appropriate, and postharvest shall immediately dry or drying.
1. The honeysuckle bud appeared fine hammer-strokes shape, under the coarse linen, moderately bent, long 1.3 to 5.5 cm in diameter, the upper part 2 to 3 millimeter, surface light yellow or yellowish brown, into storage color darker, densely covered hirsute or long glandular hairs; Calyx tiny, green, apex 5-lobed; calyx teeth oval triangle, hairy; Corolla tubular, upside slightly cracking into 2-lipped, sometimes visible and open flowers, stamens 5, pistil 1, have 1 slender style. Slight scent smell and taste Kennedy, micro bitter.
2. South China honeysuckle bud long 1.5 to 5 centimeters, diameter 0.5 to 2 millimeter, red brown or ash is brown, poured born short rough-coated, Calyx teeth and calyx tube are densely white or light yellow hair, ovary hairy.
3. Gu glandular honeysuckle bud long 1 to 5 centimeters, diameter 0.8 to 2 millimeter, yellow brown or brown, Calyx tube glabrous, hairy; calyx teeth Corolla outside glabrous or crown cone a few pour born microvolt fur, no glandular hairs.
4. Tyrosinance MAO honeysuckle buds grow about 3.5 centimeters, tan or yellow-green, Calyx tube tan or celadon hairy; calyx teeth, Corolla outside be tan pour born short hirsute.
All with bud bud, color, aroma, huangbai is soft, strong is preferred.
