Effects of Gardenia

We often see some beautiful flowers in our lives, but while we think they are beautiful, we don’t realize their functions and effects. The gardenia flower that we often see in daily life is a flower that can be used as a medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. For people who engage in mental work for a long time and patients who suffer from insomnia and irritability at night, Gardenia can be used as medicine with good results. It is also very helpful for some common daily diseases.

During the use process, we must listen to the advice or suggestions of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, so we cannot use the combination of medicinal materials at random to avoid causing adverse symptoms to the body. Gardenia can be used externally to stop bleeding from wounds, which shows that gardenia has many benefits.

The seeds and fruits are used as medicine to treat high fever, restlessness and insomnia, toothache caused by excessive fire, mouth ulcers, nasal congestion, vomiting blood, conjunctivitis, sores and swelling, jaundice-type infectious hepatitis, favism, and hematuria; it can be used externally to treat bleeding from trauma and sprains. The root is used as medicine to treat infectious hepatitis, traumatic injuries, and toothache caused by wind and fire.

Gardenia is harvested and processed between September and November. The fruits are picked, the fruit stalks and other impurities are removed, and the fruits are lightly steamed in a steamer or lightly boiled in boiling water (alum can be added), then taken out and dried in the sun. The fruit is not easy to dry, so it should be turned frequently to ensure good ventilation to avoid mold and deterioration. The roots are dug up in summer and autumn, washed and dried. Gardenia begins to bloom and bear fruit after 2-3 years of cultivation. The fruits begin to mature in November and December, and can be harvested when the skin turns yellow-green. Pick them on a sunny day and dry them in the sun or oven in time. Nature and flavor: cold in nature, sweet and bitter in taste; enters the lung and liver meridians.

Indications

Clears the lungs and relieves cough, cools the blood and stops bleeding. It is mainly used to treat lung heat, cough, nose, sputum, swelling and other symptoms.

Nutritional Information

Gardenia contains triterpenoids, gardenia acid A, B and jasmine acid. In addition, it also contains carbohydrates, protein, crude fiber and a variety of vitamins.

Dietary effects

1. Clearing heat and cooling blood Gardenia is bitter and cold, can enter the blood and clear away evil heat. It is an auxiliary therapeutic food for sores, swellings, diarrhea, blood heat and other diseases.

2. Expectorant and cough-relieving: The active ingredients of gardenia can inhibit bacterial growth, release phlegm and clear the airways. It has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It can be used as a food therapy for people with cough caused by heat and phlegm.

3. Relax the intestines and promote bowel movements, prevent cancer Gardenia contains cellulose, which can promote large intestine peristalsis, help the excretion of stool, and prevent the onset of hemorrhoids and the occurrence of rectal cancer.

Note:

Gardenia is bitter and cold, so people with spleen deficiency, diarrhea, and kidney yang deficiency should eat it with caution.

The functions of gardenia are probably used in daily life. We can use it as a convenient hemostatic medicine when traveling. The fruit of gardenia can be used as an important medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. The fruit contains many nutrients that are beneficial to the human body. If we can make good use of it in daily life, it will be very helpful to the human body.