Honeysuckle, also known as Lonicera japonica (scientific name: Lonicera japonica). The name "Honeysuckle" originates from the "Compendium of Materia Medica." Because the honeysuckle flower initially blooms white and later turns yellow, it is named honeysuckle. The medicinal herb honeysuckle refers to the dried flower buds or newly opened flowers of the plant Lonicera japonica and other plants of the same genus in the Caprifoliaceae family.