Is Chrysanthemum Vine the same as Fangzhi?

Lonicera japonica, also known as Lonicera japonica, is not the same as Fangzhi, they are different in terms of the origin of the medicinal herbs, flavor and attribution, function and main treatment, and attention to the use of medication. 1. Herb source: Lonicera japonica is the dried stem and branches of Lonicera japonica, Lonicera japonica is the dried root of Lonicera japonica, Lonicera japonica. 2. Taste and Meridian: Lonicera japonica is sweet and cold in nature, and can go to the lung meridian and stomach meridian, while Fangji is bitter and cold in nature, and mainly goes to the bladder meridian and lung meridian. 3. Functions and Indications: Lonicera is mainly used to relieve wind and clear heat, and is often used in fever and blood dysentery (dysentery caused by heat and toxin, with blood in stool), rheumatism-heat paralysis (often manifested as burning, pain, redness and swelling of the joints and muscles), joints and brown sugar and heat pain, fever, carbuncle, swelling and ulcers, etc. It is also used to relieve wind and heat. Fenghi is effective in dispelling wind and relieving pain (dissipating wind evils and relieving pain in muscles and bones), inducing diuresis and eliminating edema (facilitating urination and eliminating edema), and is suitable for conditions such as edema, dysuria, eczema and sores, rheumatism, paralysis, and so on. 4. Note: Lonicera japonica is cold, cold spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach weakness and cold), diarrhea is prohibited. Fenghui bitter cold, should not be used in large quantities, and Yin deficiency without dampness and loss of appetite is prohibited. Adverse effects of Lonicera are not clear, and those of Fangji can be seen in clonic convulsions and dyspnea caused by drug intoxication. Lonicera japonica and Fangji should not be used indiscriminately, the use of medication must be guided by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.