The drug is mainly made of honeysuckle, forsythia and scutellaria, with some cane sugar, and is an over-the-counter medicine for cold or throat paralysis. It can clear heat and detoxify, cool and disperse wind-heat, and can be used for carbuncles, furuncles, or dancers, throat paralysis, as well as for fever and blood poisoning dysentery, wind-heat colds and fever. Nowadays, this drug is mainly studied for its anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. Honeysuckle has a significant inhibitory effect on inflammation because it promotes the release of adrenocorticotropic hormones, and also enhances immune function by promoting the transformation of lymphocytes and thus the phagocytic function of white blood cells. It also has antiviral and antibacterial effects, with significant inhibitory effects on many bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, as well as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and influenza virus.