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Lonicera japonica Thumb.


Botanical Name	:	Lonicera japonica Thumb.
English Name	:	Japanese Honeysuckle
Synonym(s)	:	Caprifolium hallianum Hort., Lonicera brachypoda DC., Lonicera flexuosa Thun., Lonicera japonica var. chinensis (P.W. Wats.) Baker, Nintooa japonica (Thunb.) Sweet
Family	:	Caprifoliaceae

General Info

Description

A large climber. Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, glabrous or sparsely hairy; flowers in axillary pedunculate pairs, often crowded at the ends of branches, fragrant, white or purple-tinged, changing to yellow; berries black.

Herb Effects

Antiviral, as an anti-pyretic, stomachic (plant); diuretic (dried flowers); alterative, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge (stem and flower buds)

Links

Lonicera japonica
Global Invasive Species Database
PIER
Plants for a Future
Floridata

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Inositol, linoleic acid, loganin, luteolin, myristic acid (flower); lonicerin, tannin (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Luteolin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₆

Inositol

551-72-4

cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,
5,6-hexol

C₆H₁₂O₆

Linoleic acid

8024-22-4

octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid

C₁₈H₃₂O₂

Loganin

18524-94-2

methyl
(1R,2S,6S,8S,9R)-8-h
ydroxy-9-methyl-2-[(
2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,
5-t rihydroxy-6-(hy
droxymethyl)oxan-2-y
l]oxy-3-oxabicyclo[4
.3.0]non-4-ene- 5-c
arboxylate

C₁₇H₂₆O₁₀

Myristic Acid

Not Available

Hexane

C₆H₁₄

Lonicerin

Not Available

7-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-
4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hyd
roxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3
R,4R,5R,6S )-3,4,5-
trihydroxy-6-methyl-
oxan-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2
-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihyd
ro xyphenyl)-5-hydr
oxy-chromen-4-one

C₂₇H₃₀O₁₅

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In dysentery, chronic psoriasis, to reduce blood pressure (plant); acute rheumatoid arthritis, mumps and hepatitis (stems); upper respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia) and dysentery (stem and flowers together); syphilitic skin diseases and tumors, bacterial dysentery, colds, enteritis, pain, swellings etc (flower buds)

Contraindication

Not for long term usage because of its cool property.

Dealers

Naturalin

Products

Honeysuckle Flower Extract

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