Honeysuckle - medicinal uses

It's more than just a pretty face. Japanese Honeysuckle has a wide range of uses.
Marija is an herbalist and microbiologist who practices and teaches locally and remotely through Osadha Natural Health, LLC (www.osadha.com).

[@kaleenheng4262]

Greeting from Singapore. I had eczema. Honey suckle has improved my condition gradually. I'm healed. No more eczema.

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

That's great, Kaleen. Thanks for sharing!

[@lisagardner4814]

Kaleen how long did it take

[@lisagardner4814]

@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 I have seb derm and skin dryness :( and histamine issues

[@trantracy7227]

Can I ask the way you use it to treat your eczema please?

[@mericawillis2338]

Did you take it internally, externally or both please? My eczema returned after over a decade being dormant

[@pamm9530]

Love this! Thank you. As a nurse, I am mostly unimpressed w modern pharmaceuticals. I'm looking forward to checking out your other platforms!

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Thanks, Pam. I've been remiss on getting more posted! I need to get with the program :)

[@malemouse198]

Love the way you explain things. A worthy channel people.❤

[@Mo-mt7co]

I love a cold honeysuckle tea... so yummy! I just squeezed out my first honeysuckle tincture. Glad to add it to my tincture collection.

[@thelizfamilyvlogs6187]

My son just came home from camp with possible laryngitis with a low grade fever, and I noticed some honeysuckle in our back yard so I picked a rather large handful of honeysuckle, rinsed the flowers, boiled them in about 3 cups of water, and mixed a cup or cup and a half of local honey, gave him some in a medicine cup. I knew that this could be used for respiratory stuff, but I had no idea that this stuff also reduces fevers. Now as far as the coughing goes, he's still coughing, which is fine, because he has asthma and the worst thing that anyone can do for an asthmatic child is suppress their cough. But the honey did help break up the yuck in his chest. But I had no idea about this being a fever reducer until now and until I tried the honeysuckle with my son. You learn something new everyday. Thank you for posting.

[@REDonFIRE]

Well, that is a ton of honey I eat sugar. Sugar kills your immune system for up to three hours after you eat it. Just one teaspoon.

[@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65]

2 years late (r) and I still appreciate this Video and all the info !

[@Angelchakra]

I made my first cup of honeysuckle tea last week and it was so delicious! I felt clearer in my head than I had for a long time and definitely felt the coolness in my body. I put half of it in the fridge overnight then added ice the next day, it was so wonderful to sip on as I was working. Luckily i have a neighbour who is happy for me to harvest the honeysuckle in her garden, but I'd love to grow my own too. Can I grow it from cuttings/seed? Kate :)

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

You can grow it from either, though I'd do a cutting...seems somewhat quicker...

[@Angelchakra]

@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 Thank you 😊 I'll try that this week x

[@tonyagonzalez5896]

I can just smell honeysuckle & I promise I get happy! My fav flower! Plus I have all these childhood memories. I wanna make the oil that’s how I stumbled on this

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

It reminds me of walking to school when I was a kid. There were lots of Japanese Honeysuckle shrubs along the sidewalk : )

[@earthsmoke9450]

I like to take honeysuckle for upset stomach and digestive issues. It hasn’t failed me yet! Pretty soon after taking it, a bit of gurgling starts, which is followed by a feeling of abdominal comfort. It’s great! Love your channel. Subscribed. Thank you.

[@Christine-nj3kl]

Smart education

[@blooplip]

Thank you! I just started using the tincture I made from my plant!!! So powerful and good!!! Thank you for your guidance!

[@heatherpoirier5199]

How did you make your tincture? I've never made one

[@naturemotivated6735]

@@heatherpoirier5199 you may have already received your answer else where but there is another channel called she is of the woods that has greya videos on making tinctures. Fill a jar with your plant allie of choice, fill to the top with 100 proof vodka and let sit in a cool dark place for 6 to 8 weeks and you can shake it every day or whenever you think to shake it. Hope this helps

[@r-alostaz8553]

What for you use the tincture for ? Thanks 😊

[@tiahlerose2268]

This is amazing

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Thanks for watching!

[@ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

Oh cool, as a daughter and sister of herbalists, I've always been surrounded in herbs and medicinal plants. I myself have grown many different herbs and medicinal flowers and plants un my backyard. My echenacia plant is one I'm most proud of, i was literally jumping w joy the summer it finally bloomed for me. Ide been mislead by someone who told me itbwas acually a morning glory, and i knew it couldnt be that but worried if it was and ended up cutting it down a lot...finally i learned it was bot at all a morning glory, big difference. So glad it kept growing inspit of me cutting it down so much, cus i finally was able to see its flowers and know for sure it wasnt the invasive tocix morning glory. My honeysuckle has become one of my most thriving massive plants out back. Right now,3 yrs since I planted it, it's about 200x the size it was. But am excited to use now in my tea makings. The humming birds are so abundant in my yard because of my honeysuckle, love it. I can smell the flowers from almost a block away. I'm the weird neighbor lady who's out in my yard at midnight plucking raspberry leafs for my tea during my menstrual cycle,lol. Guess it might be more my pile of my crystals surrounding my candles I'm burning out in my yard while doing my female energy meditations,lol, that make me the weird neighbor lady,lol,idk. But im going to be making some yummy honeysuckle tea today. Do you know what time of day harvesting the flowers is best?

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

I'm that weird neighbor, too 🤣 I harvest my honeysuckle flowers whenever I remember to harvest them...sometimes it's afternoon, sometimes it's evening : ) But after any the morning dew has evaporated, depending on what I'm doing with them.

[@ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

​@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800this year my honeysuckle has just exploded massive blooms this hear in May, so happy its so happy. I must have forgotten your video because I thought ide just learned this is a cooling herb according to the Chinese medicine...this is seriously one of the best plants herbs I've got in my garden I just keep learning more and more about honeysuckles medicinal uses. I've the worse cold and cough right now and really hoping this helps me right now just got done harvesting and sitting here pluking the flowers off to drop in my hot water to steep.

[@ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

​@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 I apologize I hadn't realized I was subscribed to your channel, I am now though. Thank you for all your information love your knowledge you share

[@robinjeanne7]

From what I have read everything green on the plant is bad to consume. I love using the flowers though!

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Good morning! Speaking specifically about Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) rather than the native honeysuckles here in North America...The stems are commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for a range of issues. I use the leaves mixed in as well, though in smaller amounts because the saponins in them can cause an upset stomach. I tried making an infused oil of the flowers this year, for the scent, but it molded : ( Will try again next year...

[@mizzkathryn7]

Thank you so much I do have honeysuckle and was wondering what to make with it.

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Here's a link to a great article on Japanese Honeysuckle that talks about what to do with it:planetherbs.com/blogs/michaels-blogs/honeysuckle-taking-the-bitter-with-the-sweet/

[@chiefamylee]

Wow, thank you!

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Thanks for watching... Now that I have a yard again, Japanese Honeysuckle is one of the first things I planted : )

[@bretturner3413]

Nice class.

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Thanks for watching!

[@pixitone4140]

Love it thank you very much🌻❤️❤️

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Thanks!

[@ABCD-si7px]

I can not find information on the native red honey suckle Lonicera sempervirens. Do you know if this can also be used medically? Thank you for your video!

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Foster and Hobbs in their guide talk a little about Lonicera but I don't think they mention that particular one. The native honeysuckles aren't interchangeable with the Japanese Honeysuckle frequently planted in gardens, though. The fruits of various wild Lonicera plants are emetic..not something you'd want to make jam out of :)

[@ABCD-si7px]

@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 Thank you so much! I consider the seeds inedible but was hoping to use the leaves and flowers for tea. The red is actually native where I live and I want to use that. Any thoughts on leaves, stem and flower for tea ?

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

@@ABCD-si7px I don't know that species of Lonicera to be able to comment on its utility and safety. We have different ones here. Your best bet is to look up a local herbalist there and reach out. Maybe someone there is leading medicinal plant walks like I do here? Also, look up ethnobotanical papers to see if it has a history of use (or is considered toxic).

[@ABCD-si7px]

@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 Thank you so much! I appreciate your content and your being so kind as to answer my questions!

[@grettalemabouchou6779]

I am a romantic at heart and do long for the past🌺🦋🌷🦋🌺🦋🌷🦋🌺🦋🌷 I just made some honey suckle infusion oil. Thankyou Madame🙏 subbed.

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Ooooh, how did it turn out??? One of my favorite scents...

[@grettalemabouchou6779]

@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 very well!

[@angiewick169]

What is the spelling of the website you mention? Thanks.

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Hi there! My site is osadha.com. A site I wrote and did videos for was basmati.com. Thanks for watching!

[@jasminehammond3313]

I just got some honeysuckle powder from the store. Could I use this for sunburn if so how would I do that?

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Hey Jasmine. Dunno! I've never tried it for that : ) If I were to try it for myself, I'd make a tea and test it on a small patch of the sunburn first to see how I react.

[@lisagardner4814]

Would this also help with yeast candida or Malassezia

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

I've not tried it for fungal infection but traditional use has extended towards skin infections in general

[@eagleeyeviewimages]

Your new subscriber 😉 Nice video

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

thanks for viewing : )

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Thanks : )

[@shelleymclean4770]

Please list your website

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Hi, Shelley. www.osadha.com

[@lisagardner4814]

Would this help with seborrheic derm and hot flushes histamine?

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

I've never tried it for dermatitis but sometimes include it in hot flash formulas

[@lisagardner4814]

@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 Are there any safety concerns with a specific tea or limit to how much we can drink per day

[@lisagardner4814]

@@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800 Also do you have any recommendations for herbs that would help with skin inflammation and skin dryness

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

@@lisagardner4814 Hi, Lisa! It's herb specific. Some are 2 oz a few times a day, some are used at a cup a few times a day. More isn't generally better. Similarly, safety concerns are herb and person specific. If there's a particular herb you're interested in, it's best to learn more about it and the potential contraindications along with the normal dose range

[@Bentonendflowerfarm]

So could it help open the Pineal glad??

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

Are you referring to the plant's content of phytomelatonin (Thyme has higher amounts)? file:///Users/marija/Downloads/molecules-23-00238-v2.pdf Or to the 3rd eye? Or am I reading too much into this :)

[@Bentonendflowerfarm]

Anna Marija Helt, PhD, Herbalist yes the third eye x

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

@@Bentonendflowerfarm Dunno. But if you have the plant, experiment with it : )

[@silverravensblackgarden]

😁

[@annamarijaheltphdherbalist800]

thanks for watching!