Oleaceae · fruit
Forsythia
Forsythia suspensa
Traditional use onlyUse with caution
Fruit mapped as Lian Qiao, paired chief of Yin Qiao San for Wind-Heat.
Safety first
Paired chief with honeysuckle in Yin Qiao San. Not a strep-throat replacement. Heat-toxin language is not abscess self-care.
Tradition vs trials
Traditional record. Bensky: Lian Qiao clears heat and fire toxin, disperses clumps, and vents Wind-Heat.
Trial literature. Phillyrin/forsythoside pharmacology is experimental. Traditional tag.
Practical ranges
Educational ranges — not a prescription. Culinary use is not an extract.
fruit in formulas
Pharmacopoeia ranges often around 6–15 g in formulas
Chinese Pharmacopoeia / Bensky — Educational range only — not a prescription. A licensed clinician individualizes product, dose, and duration.
Pregnancy, nursing, children
- Pregnancy. Avoid unsupervised.
- Nursing. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
- Children. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
Contraindications
- do not delay airway infections that need a clinician
Key interactions
- none distinctive · note
Pattern misapplication is the risk.