What are the effects and functions of scorched gardenia?

Among traditional Chinese medicines, Gardenia jasminoides is not very common, but it can indeed help people treat many diseases. It can not only relieve internal heat, but also play a role in clearing away heat and dampness. Of course, as one of the Chinese herbal medicines, Gardenia jasminoides does not have only such effects. This still requires everyone to understand it in depth. So, what are the actual effects and functions of Jiaoshan Gardenia?

The effects of Jiao Shanzhi:

Gardenia has the effects of purging fire and relieving restlessness; clearing away heat and removing dampness; cooling blood and detoxifying.

Scorched Gardenia: has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat restlessness due to fever, red eyes caused by liver fire, headache, jaundice due to damp heat, stranguria, bloody diarrhea and hematuria, sores in the mouth and tongue, swelling and pus caused by sores, and swelling and pain caused by sprains. People with spleen deficiency and loose stools should not take it.

If there is old food in the stomach, take five or six pieces of rhubarb as big as chess pieces. (Zhi Shi Zhi Zi Shi Tang from Treatise on Febrile Diseases)

1. Gardenia treats jaundice and fever caused by typhoid fever:

15 fat gardenias (cut), 1 liang (roasted) licorice, and 2 liang of phellodendron. Add the above three ingredients to four liters of water, boil until one and a half liters of gardenia remain, remove the residue and divide into portions to drink while warm. (Gardenia jasminoides and cypress bark decoction from Treatise on Febrile Diseases)

2. Gardenia treats damp-heat jaundice: 4 qian of Gardenia, 1 liang each of Aconitum carmichaelii and Rhizoma Cyperi. Decoction in water and take three times a day. (Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

3. Gardenia is used to treat sweating, vomiting, and diarrhea caused by typhoid fever, as well as insomnia and upset: 14 gardenias (cut), 4 he of fragrant beans (wrapped in cotton). The second level of meditation,

Use four liters of water, first boil the gardenia until it gets two and a half liters, then add the fermented black beans and boil until it gets one and a half liters, remove the residue and divide into two doses. Take one dose while warm. If vomiting occurs, stop taking it. (Gardenia and Fermented Soya Bean Soup from Treatise on Febrile Diseases)

4. Treating patients who are tired after recovering from a serious illness caused by typhoid fever:

Three pieces of Citrus aurantium (roasted), fourteen pieces of Gardenia jasminoides (sliced), and one liter of Fermented Soybean (wrapped in cotton). Take the above three ingredients, add seven liters of clear water, boil it on an empty vessel until four liters are left. Add Zhishi and Gardenia, boil until two liters are left. Add fermented black beans, boil for five or six more times, remove the residue, take it warm in portions, cover until you feel a slight sweat.

5. Gardenia is used to treat fire sores that have not yet broken out: Mix gardenia kernel ash and sesame oil together and seal the mixture. The thicker the better. (Qianjin Fang)

6. To treat swelling and pain caused by sores: 4 grams each of Gardenia, Taraxacum mongolicum and Honeysuckle. Decoction in water and take three times a day. Take an appropriate amount of raw honeysuckle vine, mash it and apply it to the affected area. (Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)