The Difference Between Honeysuckle and Mountain Silver

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Introduction

the difference

The smells are different: honeysuckle has a delicate and charming smell, while mountain honeysuckle has a calmer smell. The flowers are different: honeysuckle flowers are larger and the buds are fuller. The color of Mountain Silver is darker, dark green with a little purple. The flower buds are different: honeysuckle flower buds have more fuzz, while alpine flower buds have less fuzz.

Introduction

Name: Honeysuckle

Alternative names: Honeysuckle, Honeysuckle, etc.

Family: Lonicerae, Lonicerae

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Name: Mountain honeysuckle

Alternative names: mountain flower, southern honeysuckle, etc.

Family and genus: Lonicerae, Lonicerae

Difference

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Difference in smell

The smells of honeysuckle and mountain honeysuckle are very different. The smell of honeysuckle is more fragrant and charming, while the smell of honeysuckle is relatively calm.

Differences in flowers

Compared with mountain honeysuckle, honeysuckle flowers are larger and the buds are plumper. In terms of the color of the flowers, the color of mountain honeysuckle is darker than that of honeysuckle, and is dark green with maybe a little purple.

Differences in flower buds

Compared with honeysuckle, the buds of mountain honeysuckle have less fuzz and feel harder to the touch.

The buds of honeysuckle are more hairy, feel fluffy and soft, and feel very comfortable.

Differences in efficacy

Honeysuckle is cold in nature, sweet and slightly sour. It has the effects of cooling blood, stimulating menstruation and activating collaterals, clearing heat and detoxifying. It can be used to treat carbuncles, boils, Erysipelas, wind-heat cold, febrile fever and other diseases. However, Shan Yin Hua is cool in nature, and its effect is completely opposite to that of Honeysuckle. It cannot clear away heat and detoxify.

Differences in ingredient content

Honeysuckle contains chlorogenic acid and luteolin, and according to the 2005 edition of the "Pharmacopoeia", the content of chlorogenic acid should not be less than 1.5%, and it should not contain less than 1.5% of luteolin. Glycosides shall not be less than 0.10%. Mountain honeysuckle also contains chlorogenic acid, and its content is higher than that of honeysuckle.

The above is the difference between honeysuckle and mountain honeysuckle.

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