Gardenia Fruit ( 栀子 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Gardenia Jasminoidis
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Zhi Zi
Common
English Name
Gardenia Fruit
Part
of Plant Used
Fruit
Nature
Cold
Taste
Bitter
Meridians
Entered
Liver, Lungs, Heart, Gallbladder, Stomach, Triple Warmer
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat bladder infections, jaundice, ulcerations,
spontaneous bleeding' without trauma, and insomnia and irritability due to
fever (TCM: heat or toxins in Blood).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Clears heat and alleviates irritability; drains damp heat in any of the
three Burners; cools Blood and stops bleeding; reduces swelling and moves
congealed Blood due to trauma.
Common
Formulas Used In
Cyperus and Ligusticum; Dianthus; Gentiana; Tang Gui and Gardenia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
May have a laxative effect.
Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb where there is cold-deficiency diarrhea.
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