A water-soluble polysaccharide (LJP-1), with a molecular weight of 1.8×10(5) Da, was isolated from the flower buds of Lonicera japonica. Gas chromatography (GC) analysis showed that the LJP-1 was mainly composed of d-glucose and a small amount of d-arabinose. On the basis of methylation analysis,
Lonicera japonica flos (LJF), the dried flower buds of L. japonica Thunb., have been used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years. Recent studies have reported that LJF has many medicinal properties because of its antioxidative, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic,
Eczema is a highly prevalent dermatological disease that can severely affect the patient's quality of life. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is commonly used in combination for eczema due to the complicated pathogenesis. This study aimed to identify a CHM network for the treatment of eczema by using a
Lonicera Linn. is an important genus of the family Caprifoliaceae comprising of approximately 200 species, and some species of which have been usually used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Some species of this genus can also be used in functional foods, cosmetics
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