Nanjiang Honeysuckle

Nanjiang Honeysuckle

Nanjiang honeysuckle is a protected geographical indication product.

Nanjiang honeysuckle is a certified geographical indication trademark.

　　Nanjiang Honeysuckle

　　Nanjiang boasts abundant local germplasm resources and extensive wild cultivation resources of honeysuckle. As early as the beginning of the 1960s, Nanjiang County was the first in China to cultivate honeysuckle artificially. In the early 1970s, the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives held an “On-site Meeting on Artificial Cultivation of Honeysuckle” in Nanjiang. In 1981, Nanjiang was listed as a “National Base County for Honeysuckle.” In October 1999, Nanjiang was designated by the Coordinating Leadership Group of the Sichuan Base for the Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industry as one of the first 13 “National Honeysuckle Planting Demonstration Areas of the Sichuan Base for the Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industry.” With the improvement of people’s material living standards, the uses of honeysuckle have become increasingly diverse. Various types of honeysuckle tea, developed primarily using honeysuckle as the main ingredient, offer notable health benefits and enjoy strong market demand. In daily chemicals and chemical products, honeysuckle is used as a raw material—for example, in honeysuckle-flavored toothpaste such as Ren Dong Hua (Honeysuckle Flower) Toothpaste and Yin Xian Toothpaste, as well as in products like honeysuckle-based cooling water and floral water. As modern high-tech continues to advance, the medicinal and health benefits of honeysuckle are gradually being explored and utilized to serve the general public. Honeysuckle is an excellent remedy for clearing heat and relieving summer heat, and can be used to make cooling beverages and candies. In recent years, the county has developed honeysuckle dew health drinks, honeysuckle tea, and high-content chlorogenic acid extracts from honeysuckle, which are exported in high demand to major domestic and international cities.