Honeysuckle Flower Teabags | Jin Yin Hua 金銀花

Jin Yin Hua (金银花茶), honeysuckle tea. The flowers open cream and fade to gold — hence 'gold and silver flower' — and they brew into a light, clean, faintly sweet tea with a delicate floral aroma.

• Dried honeysuckle flower tea
• The classic 'gold and silver flower' of Chinese herbalism
• Light, clean and faintly sweet
• No added sugar or flavouring
• One of the most-used cooling herbs in China

Traditional use of Honeysuckle Flower

Jin Yin Hua is described in Chinese medicine as clearing heat and resolving toxicity. It is one of the two herbs at the heart of Yin Qiao San, and is drunk as an everyday tea across southern China.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Jin Yin Hua · Chinese 金銀花 (simplified 金银花) · also written 忍冬花 · pharmaceutical Latin Flos Lonicerae · botanical name Lonicera japonica · English: honeysuckle flower, Japanese honeysuckle · Cantonese: gam ngan fa

Chinese herbs are sold under many names. If you were given a different name or a prescription slip you cannot match, send it to us and we will identify it for you.

Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.