Foli Valley Honeysuckle

Foli Valley Honeysuckle

　　Foli Valley Honeysuckle is a famous specialty of Foli Town, Yibin County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. This product boasts high yield, strong adaptability, and excellent medicinal and economic value, making it one of the main crops for income generation among the people of Foli.

　　Foli Town in Yibin County has a long history of cultivating honeysuckle. Since 1990, the town has engaged in large-scale cultivation of honeysuckle, which is mainly concentrated in Wanshou, Zhenghua, Shiping, Juhe, and Houba villages, with over 3,000 farming households involved. In 2001, Foli honeysuckle was awarded a provincial certificate for pollution-free products. Currently, the town cultivates seven varieties of honeysuckle, covering an area of about 7,000 mu, with a total output of approximately 400 tons. According to the latest local plans, the planting area of Foli honeysuckle will exceed 10,000 mu, with an annual output value of 15 million yuan. RXU

　　Honeysuckle, also known as Shuanghua, Lonicera flower, Mandarin duck flower, or Erbao flower, is a vine plant that can be potted. It is an ancient and commonly used medicinal herb in China. Its original plant is Lonicera japonica, and the primary medicinal parts are the flower buds and newly bloomed flowers, though its stem can also be used medicinally (known as Lonicera stem). Honeysuckle was first recorded in the “Shennong Bencao Jing” (The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica), where it was classified as a top-grade herb. It has a sweet taste and cold nature, and is known for its functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, as well as dispelling wind-heat. Clinically, it is commonly used to treat respiratory infections, epidemic influenza, tonsillitis, acute mastitis, lobar pneumonia, bacterial diseases, boils and abscesses, erysipelas, traumatic infections, and cervical erosion, among others. RXU