The efficacy and contraindications of Gardenia

Gardenia is a common Chinese medicinal material, also known as yellow gardenia, gardenia, and white toad. It is the fruit of the Rubiaceae plant Gardenia. Gardenia has the effects of nourishing the liver and gallbladder, lowering blood pressure and calming the nerves, and has long been used in various recipes in clinical medicine. What are the effects and taboos of Gardenia?

The effects of Gardenia

1. Remove heat and relieve restlessness: suitable for heat disturbing the heart. a. Exogenous wind-cold-heat syndrome, evil qi stagnates in the upper part of the body, causing restlessness and insomnia. b. The fire poison is raging, with high fever, restlessness, and even delirium.

2. Disperse blood and remove toxins: used for heat and toxicity in the blood. a. Blood heat and abnormal flow of blood, vomiting blood, epistaxis, and blood in urine. b. Swollen throat and red eyes, hot and toxic sores, and definite heat.

3. Clear away cold and dampness: applicable to gallbladder, liver and lower abdomen damp-heat syndrome. a. Damp-heat in the liver meridians, stagnant fire, restlessness, irritability, side pain, bitter taste in the mouth, and bad breath. b. Jaundice caused by cold and dampness, downward movement of damp-heat, and painful and astringent stranguria.

Main treatment: Dispel heat and relieve restlessness, clear away heat and detoxify, promote urination, disperse blood and remove toxins. It is used to treat fever-related heartburn, jaundice, red urine, painful and astringent blood in the stranguria, vomiting and bleeding due to blood heat, swollen and painful eyes, fire poison sores, and sprains.

The role of Gardenia

1. Promotes bile secretion and relieves jaundice

Injection of Gardenia jasminoides water extract, rose tea extract and rose tea acid into rabbits has a significant enhancing effect on bile metabolism and a significant astringent effect on the human gallbladder. It can also significantly reduce the total bilirubin in the blood and peripheral nerve tissue fluid. It can promote the rapid metabolism of total bilirubin in the blood.

2. Promote pancreatic metabolism

Gardenia jasminoides can promote pancreatic metabolism and significantly reduce pancreatic amylase, and can increase pancreaticobiliary flow.

It is forbidden for patients with spleen deficiency and loose stools.

1. "Bencao Huiyan": Vomiting blood and nosebleed should be avoided if it is not caused by the outbreak of yang fire.

2. Depei Materia Medica: When the evil is on the surface and the internal fire is strong, both of them are forbidden to be used.