What is Ma Shan honeysuckle? Authentic Guangxi Mashan Specialty: Mashan Honeysuckle
Summary:Do you want to know what Mashan Honeysuckle is? This article is a detailed introduction to the local specialty of Mashan, Guangxi - Mashan Honeysuckle. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Mashan Honeysuckle. The full text takes about 10 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Mashan Honeysuckle and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Mashan honeysuckle? How to distinguish the authenticity of Ma Shan honeysuckle? Tasting and eating methods of Mashan honeysuckle, etc
Basic introduction of Mashan honeysuckle
Honeysuckle is also a specialty of Mashan, especially in Mashan Jiafang Township where honeysuckle is found all over the mountains and fields.
. Mashan honeysuckle grows in the crevices of rocky mountains, with no pollution, pure color, fragrant aroma, and superior quality. It is an important raw material for making beverages and various Chinese herbal medicines, and has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind and shaking, reducing cholesterol and weight, and nourishing beauty. The county has a planting area of 2000 hectares and produces 350 tons of dried flowers. Honeysuckle planting in Mashan is the manipulation of heaven, the arrangement of nature, and the flower bloomed by the diligence and wisdom of the Zhuang and Yao compatriots. Honeysuckle, also known as Rendonghua, is a perennial evergreen vine plant in the family Lonicera. Its heat clearing and detoxifying properties are described in pharmacopoeias such as the Shennong Bencao Jing and the Compendium of Materia Medica. Honeysuckle originally grows in the crevices and tangled grass of rocky mountains and peaks. Since ancient times, it has been widely collected as medicine by the people, with low quantity and high price 1. Resistance to pathogenic microorganisms. It has a certain inhibitory effect on various pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Shigella, honeysuckle (20 pictures), Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphoid, etc<2. It has antibacterial and bactericidal effects on pneumococcus, meningococcal bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Shigella dysenteriae, Streptococcus mutans, etc. It also has inhibitory effects on influenza virus, orphan virus, herpes virus, and leptospira 3. Anti inflammatory and detoxifying effects, with strong dispersing and reducing swelling, clearing heat and detoxifying, and anti-inflammatory effects on carbuncles, sores, intestinal and lung abscesses<4. It has the effect of dispelling heat and dispelling evil, and has a certain effect on the initial onset of external wind heat or warm diseases, such as body heat, headache, restlessness, drowsiness, tongue redness, dry throat and mouth 5. It has the effect of cooling blood and stopping dysentery, and has the effect of detoxifying, stopping dysentery, cooling blood, and benefiting the throat in cases of heat toxicity dysentery, diarrhea with pus and blood, dampness and warmth obstructing the throat, and sore throat Open flowers tube shaped, with a two lip shaped tip, 5 stamens attached to the tube wall, yellow, 1 pistil, and a hairless ovary. The aroma is fragrant, the taste is light, and it is slightly bitter. How to distinguish between genuine and fake Mashan honeysuckle with unopened flower buds, yellow white or green white color, and no impurities in branches and leaves The better the condition of honeysuckle, the better its medicinal effect and higher value, therefore, it is necessary to learn to distinguish First class: The goods are dry, the flower buds are in the shape of a handle, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, slightly curved, the surface is green white, the corolla is thick and slightly hard, and it feels topped when held; It has a fragrant aroma and a sweet and slightly bitter taste. Open flowers, broken flower buds, and yellow stripes shall not exceed 5%. No black stripes, blackheads, branches and leaves, impurities, insect infestation, or mold Second class: Similar to first class, except that no more than 5% of flowers bloom. Broken flower buds and yellow stripes shall not exceed 10% Third class: Dried goods, flower buds are rod-shaped, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, slightly curved, with a green white or yellow white surface. The corolla is thick and hard, with a top feel when held. It has a fragrant aroma and a sweet and slightly bitter taste. Open flowers, blackheads not exceeding 30%. No branches, leaves, impurities, insect infestation, or mold Fourth class: dry goods. Both flower buds and open flowers, regardless of color. Branches and leaves should not exceed 3%, with no impurities, insect infestations, or mold growth. Only by knowing how to identify honeysuckle can we ensure the purchase of good honeysuckle and better treat diseases 1. Silver Chrysanthemum Drink - Take 10 grams of honeysuckle and white chrysanthemum each, brew with boiling water or add a little sugar or salt after boiling. It has the effects of clearing heat, relieving summer heat, and quenching thirst, and is suitable for patients with headaches caused by external wind heat 2. Silver Flower Mint Drink - Take 30g of honeysuckle, 10g of mint, and 60g of fresh reed roots. First, add 500ml of honeysuckle and reed roots to water and fry for 15 minutes, then add mint and fry for 3 minutes. Filter out the juice and add an appropriate amount of white sugar to warm it up. It has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, detoxifying, generating fluids, and quenching thirst. It is suitable for patients with wind heat, cold, warm diseases, high fever, restlessness, and thirst 3. Silver Flower Hawthorn Tea Drink - Take 6 grams of honeysuckle, 50 grams of hawthorn slices, 100 grams of white sugar, and an appropriate amount of boiling water. First, put honeysuckle and hawthorn slices in a pot, stir fry over low heat for 5-6 minutes, then add an appropriate amount of white sugar and stir fry over high heat to make sugar preserves. Soak the sugar preserves in water and drink it as tea. This tea has the effects of clearing heat, dispersing stasis, and reducing appetite, and is suitable for patients with loss of appetite and indigestion caused by external factors<4. Honeysuckle is often used in combination with dandelion, purple clover, wild chrysanthemum, etc., which can enhance detoxification and anti-inflammatory effects For patients with carbuncles, boils, toxins, redness, swelling, and pain, whether they have pus or not, using honeysuckle (with appropriate dosage) can achieve excellent results 5. Honeysuckle can be divided into three medicinal types: raw medicine, fried medicine, and charcoal medicine Herbal medicine is a dried product obtained by exposing fresh honeysuckle to sunlight, shade drying, and other methods. Used in the early stages of warm diseases, the medicinal herb honeysuckle is often used in combination with Forsythia suspensa, peppermint, light fermented black beans, and catnip to enhance its dispersing and clearing heat effects. For patients with initial symptoms of warm diseases such as fever, mild aversion to wind cold, and slight thirst in the mouth, the representative formula is "Yinqiao San". Honeysuckle can also be used for treating carbuncles and toxins. Honeysuckle is known as the "holy medicine of the ulcer family" and is often used in combination with dandelion, purple clover, wild chrysanthemum, etc., to enhance its detoxification and anti-inflammatory properties. For patients with carbuncles, boils, toxins, redness, swelling, and pain, whether they have pus or not, using honeysuckle (with appropriate dosage) can achieve excellent results. Representative formulas include "Five Ingredient Disinfection Drink" Stir fry medicine - It is to put gold and silver flowers in a pot and stir fry them over low heat until they turn dark yellow Stir fried medicine has a sweet and slightly bitter taste, with a cold and mild nature. Its heat clearing and detoxifying effects are good at removing middle burner and qi, and it is mostly used in the middle stage of warm diseases. Often used in conjunction with Scutellaria baicalensis, gypsum, reed roots, bamboo roots, and gardenia, it has the effects of clearing internal toxins, dispelling pathogens, and stopping nausea in the stomach. It can be used for symptoms such as fever, restlessness, chest and diaphragmatic tightness, thirst, dry vomiting, red tongue, dry coating, and high pulse count caused by excessive pathogenic heatTasting and Eating Methods of Ma Shan Honeysuckle