金銀(yin)花(hua) ,正名(ming)為(wei)忍(ren)(ren)冬(dong)(dong),“金銀(yin)花(hua)”一名(ming)出自《本草綱(gang)目》,由于忍(ren)(ren)冬(dong)(dong)花(hua)初開(kai)(kai)為(wei)白(bai)色,后轉(zhuan)為(wei)黃色,因此得名(ming)金銀(yin)花(hua);藥材金銀(yin)花(hua)為(wei)忍(ren)(ren)冬(dong)(dong)科忍(ren)(ren)冬(dong)(dong)屬植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)忍(ren)(ren)冬(dong)(dong)及(ji)同屬植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)干燥花(hua)蕾或帶初開(kai)(kai)的花(hua);花(hua)蕾呈(cheng)棒狀(zhuang),上(shang)粗下細。外(wai)面黃白(bai)色或淡綠色,密生短柔毛(mao)(mao),花(hua)萼細小(xiao),黃綠色,先端5裂(lie),裂(lie)片邊緣有(you)毛(mao)(mao)。開(kai)(kai)放花(hua)朵筒狀(zhuang),先端二唇形,雄(xiong)蕊5,附于筒壁,黃色,雌蕊1,子房無毛(mao)(mao),氣(qi)清(qing)香,味淡,微苦,以花(hua)蕾未(wei)開(kai)(kai)放、色黃白(bai)或綠白(bai)、無枝葉雜質者為(wei)佳;花(hua)期(qi)4~6月(yue)(秋季亦常開(kai)(kai)花(hua)),果熟期(qi)10~11月(yue);中(zhong)國各(ge)省均(jun)有(you)分布,朝鮮和日(ri)本也有(you)分布;金銀(yin)花(hua)自古(gu)被譽為(wei)清(qing)熱(re)解(jie)毒的良藥;它性(xing)甘寒氣(qi)芳(fang)(fang)香,甘寒清(qing)熱(re)而不(bu)傷胃,芳(fang)(fang)香透達又可祛邪;金銀(yin)花(hua)既能宣散風熱(re),還(huan)善(shan)清(qing)解(jie)血(xue)毒,用于各(ge)種熱(re)性(xing)病,如身熱(re)、發疹、發斑、熱(re)毒瘡癰、咽喉腫(zhong)痛(tong)等癥(zheng),均(jun)效果顯著(zhu)。