The economic value of honeysuckle

Honeysuckle (LonicerajaponicaThunb) is a perennial semi-evergreen vine of honeysuckle family, also known as honeysuckle. The length of the vine can be up to 8 Mel 9 meters, and the stem is hollow. Leaves simple opposite, entire, ovate. Flowers born in pairs in leaf axils, with total pedicels, bracts leaflike; Corolla lip-shaped, upper lip 4-lobed erect, lower lip reversed; flowers at the beginning of blooming white, and then gradually become golden, florescence on the same vine of different ages of flowers yellow and white, hence the name "honeysuckle", florescence May-July. The berries are globose, black when ripe, and the fruit period is from August to October. There are 7 seeds in each fruit, and the weight of 1000 seeds is 3 Mel 5 grams.

Honeysuckle has strong cold resistance and heat resistance, likes light, can also tolerate shade, has strong drought resistance, is not strict to the soil, and can grow in slightly acidic or alkaline soil. Therefore, it is widely distributed in China, ranging from Jilin and Liaoning in the north to Shaanxi in the west and Fujian in the south. It is distributed on hillsides and wastelands with an elevation of 200 mi 1000 meters.

I. Economic value

1. Medicinal use

The buds of honeysuckle contain effective medicinal ingredients such as flavonoids, inositol, saponins, tannins and chlorogenic acid, and fresh vines and leaves contain tannins and flavonoids. these effective medicinal ingredients make honeysuckle have heat-clearing and detoxification and broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. in clinic, it mainly treats respiratory diseases such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis and pneumonia, as well as dysentery and sores.

two。 For health care

Honeysuckle buds and stems and leaves contain a variety of amino acids (total content is 8%), carbohydrates (more than 18%) and 8 kinds of essential trace elements (iron, zinc, manganese, chromium, copper, nickel, cobalt, silicon). It has high nutritional value and strengthens the body's defense muscle energy. at the same time, it has been widely used in the production of various health products because of its antibacterial, antiviral and other effective medicinal ingredients. Such as honeysuckle tea, honeysuckle wine, drinks, candy, toothpaste and so on.

3. Ornamental and soil and Water Conservation

Honeysuckle flower has a long flowering period, yellow and white when blooming, fragrant and pleasant, vines winding, luxuriant branches, is a good material for vertical greening and beautification in the garden, suitable for decorating porches, rockery and so on. In addition, after pruning, its branches and stems can also be used as stump bonsai.

Honeysuckle has developed root system and many whisker roots. according to the investigation, its root system can reach a depth of more than 9 meters along the rock crevice of the mountain, and can extend more than 12 meters in all directions; its stem and leaf density is high, and its canopy cover capacity is strong. It has strong slope protection, soil consolidation, water conservation and water holding capacity, and is an excellent soil and water conservation plant.