Chinese honeysuckle or Niog-niogan in Tagalog is a perennial climbing shrub growing to about 2.5-8 meters at maturity. It has egg-shaped leaves, aromatic flowers that may come in white to purple orange in color. The oval-shaped fruit can reach 30-35 mm long when ripe. For medicinal purposes leaves, seeds and roots are used.
Medicinal Uses:
Dried seeds, when eaten, act as deworming agents.
Roasted seeds help control diarrhea and fever.
Boiled leaves used to check difficulty in urinating
Fruit decoction of fruit, taken as mouthwash, is effective against nephritis.
Juice made from leaves are used in the treatment of ulcers, boils, and fever-induced headache.
Decoctions of roots aids in reducing pain due to rheumatism.
Pounded leaves are used externally for skin diseases.
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