Is Gardenia poisonous?

Everyone is familiar with gardenia. The flowering period of gardenia will begin in the coming May. The flowers of gardenia are white and have charming fragrance. Some people who like flowers like to pick the flowers and wear them on their bodies to let the fragrance carry with them. The fragrance of gardenia spreads very quickly, and many people can smell it from a distance, which makes some people worry that such a fragrant flower may be poisonous.

Even if it's not poisonous, taking too much will be bad for your health. In fact, although gardenia is very fragrant, it is not poisonous. Not only is it non-toxic, it is also a very good flower. Some people like to wear it, which is also a good habit. Gardenia not only has a charming fragrance, but also has good medicinal value.

Gardenia can be used for viewing, and its fruits, leaves and roots can be used as medicine, usually made into tea or decocted into soup. Gardenia contains gardenia glycoside, didynodin, jasmine glycoside methyl ester and a small amount of gardenia glycoside, which have the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, cooling blood and detoxifying, relieving jaundice, treating painful and astringent blood in stranguria, red and swollen eyes, treating fire poison sores, and lowering blood pressure. Among them, gardenia fruit is used as medicine to treat fever, high fever, restlessness, insomnia, toothache, mouth and tongue sores, nosebleed, conjunctivitis, sores, swelling, jaundice, infectious hepatitis, favism, and hematuria. It is used externally to treat traumatic bleeding and sprains. The root is used as medicine to treat infectious hepatitis, trauma, wind-fire and toothache. The Compendium of Materia Medica says that it "enjoys the color of the Qianjinyi facial cream." The Southern Yunnan Materia Medica says that it "relieves lung fire, stops lung heat, coughs, stops nosebleeds, and eliminates phlegm."

Gardenia likes warm, humid, well-lit and ventilated environment, but avoids strong sunlight. It is suitable for living in a slightly shaded place. It can tolerate semi-shade and is afraid of waterlogging. It is relatively cold-resistant. In Northeast, North China and Northwest China, it can only be grown as a greenhouse potted flower. It is a typical acidic flower that is suitable for planting in loose, fertile, well-drained, slightly sticky acidic soil. It can be propagated by cuttings, layering, division or sowing. The roots, leaves and fruits of Gardenia can all be used as medicine, which have the effects of clearing away heat, relieving restlessness, relieving inflammation and removing heat, clearing away heat, promoting diuresis, cooling blood and detoxifying. In addition, gardenia is resistant to sulfur dioxide.

Gardenias mostly grow in the north and are easy to reproduce. There are many ways to grow them. You can grow a pot of gardenias at home. When they bloom, you can enjoy the beautiful flowers and smell the charming fragrance. When the flowers fall, they also have good medicinal value. It is really a multi-purpose thing. Gardenia is not poisonous and is a very good flower, so you can grow it with confidence.