> If good old Tennessee Honeysuckle has the same properties, I’m willing to share! (can’t get rid of the stuff!)
Is Tennessee Honeysuckle Japanese Honeysuckle?
There are 28 varieties of honeysuckle and only 2 of them are fragrant. And only one of those is used for teas, the Japanese version.
I’m sure the honeysuckle in Tennessee is the same as here in North Carolina. I’ve never thought about it being an introduced plant species. It’s everywhere. It’s a fragrant variety. Pick a bloom, pull out the stamen and it’s lightly covered with a sweet tasting nectar, I think everybody’s done that as a kid down here. Hence the name, I suppose.
The Japanese version was used in the research study.