Gardenia Fruit(栀子)

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:-

Remarks:May have a laxative effect.

Cautions in Use:

Do not use this herb where there is cold-deficiency diarrhea.