The efficacy and function of small fruit gardenia

Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating some special diseases, but we still need to learn about it before taking it. Today we will talk about some common knowledge about the medicinal material Gardenia jasminoides.

[Other names] Water yellow branch, water gardenia

[Source] Medicinal material source: the fruit and root of Gardenia jasminoides of the Rubiaceae family.

[Original form] Narrow-leaved Gardenia, shrub, 0.5-3m high. The whole plant is hairless. The twigs are slender. Leaves are opposite, often densely packed; stipules are membranous, 7-10mm long, falling off; leaf blades are thinly leathery, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 3-8cm long, 4-10mm wide, with obtuse apex, decurrent base, and often recurved margins. The flowers are solitary at the top of the twigs, white, fragrant, and 4-5cm in diameter when in full bloom; with short stalks; the calyx tube is obconical, about 1cm long, 5-7 lobes at the top, and the lobes are narrowly lanceolate, as long as or longer than the calyx tube; the corolla is high-footed saucer-shaped, the corolla tube is 4-6cm long, 5 to many lobes at the apex, and the lobes are outward-reflected, oblong-obovate, 2.5-3.5cm long when in full bloom; the filaments are short, the anthers are extended, linear, about 1.5cm long, and the base is curved outward; the stigma is club-shaped and swollen at the top. The fruit is oval, 1-2.5 cm long, 1-1.3 cm in diameter, slightly ridged, with narrow wings at the upper and lower ends of the ridges, and a persistent and enlarged calyx. Flowering period is from May to July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows beside streams or on both sides of rivers.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; cools blood and detoxifies. It is mainly used for jaundice, cold and fever, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, edema caused by nephritis, furuncle, carbuncle, burns, and traumatic injuries.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are some little knowledge about small-fruited gardenia. If you feel it is suitable for your physical condition, you might as well give it a try. I believe it will bring about a significant improvement to your body.