The fruiting bodies of forsythia are utilized as a common traditional medicine in China, Japan and Korea. It is traditionally used to treat fever, inflammation, gonorrhea, carbuncles, skin infections, and upper respiratory ailments.
References:
Wang Z, Xia Q, Liu X, Liu W, Huang W, Mei X, Luo J, Shan M, Lin R, Zou D, Ma Z. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, quality control and future research of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl: A review. J Ethnopharmacol. 2018 Jan 10;210:318-339. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.08.040. Epub 2017 Sep 5. PMID: 28887216.
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