Honey Suckle Powder Extract (Food Grade)

Description

Honeysuckle is renowned for its colorful, fragrant flowers[11][12] and variously colored fruit, indicating the presence of complex phytochemicals underlying these properties. Component analyses of berries from 27 different cultivars and 3 genotypes of edible honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica) showed the presence of iridoids, anthocyanins, flavonols, flavanonols, flavones, flavan-3-ols, and phenolic acids.[13] While sugars determine the level of sweetness in the berries, organic acids and polyphenols are responsible for the sour taste and tartness.[13] Some 51 of the same compounds in berries are found in flowers, although the proportions of these compounds varied among cultivars studied.

Honeysuckle is said to have soothing properties. It helps to sooth

Honeysuckle is sometimes applied to the skin for inflammation and itching, and to kill germs.