Research Progress of Active Ingredients and Pharmacological Action of Honeysuckle

摘要

Honeysuckle,the dry flower bud or with open flower of Lonicera japonica in caprifoliaceae,has been touted as a cure-all for heat-clearing and detoxifying effect.Honeysuckle contains abundant components such as volatile oil,flavonoids and organic acids,playing the role of antibiosis,antivirus,antiphlogosis,immunopotentiation and antioxidation.The active ingredients and pharmacological action of honeysuckle are reviewed in the paper,so as to lay the foundation for further application of honeysuckle in veterinary clinic.