Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

(Fujian folk herbal medicine)

[synonyms] Fructus Gardeniae of Fushi (Lei Gong Paozhi Lun), Fructus Gardeniae of Shuizhi (BA Min Tong Zhi), Fructus Polygoni and Fructus Polygoni (Fujian folk herbal medicine), Fructus Gardeniae of Ma ya, Fructus Jianzhi and Fructus Polygoni (Pharmacology).

[source] it is the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis.

[plant morphology] Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, also known as water chicken flower (questioning materia medica), Gardenia jasminoides Ellis.

Evergreen shrubs. Branches green, young with scaly hairs. Leaves opposite or 3-impeller-shaped; oblong lanceolate or ovate lanceolate, 7-14 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, apex acuminate or short pointed, entire, margin white, smooth on both sides, leathery; stipules membranous, base forming a sheath. Flowers large, solitary at the end of branches or axils, about 7 cm in diameter, white, very fragrant; calyx lobes 6, linear; corolla lobes broadly oblanceolate; stamens 6, anthers linear; ovary inferior, 1-locular, style thick, stigma rod-shaped. The fruit is obovate or oblong, 3-7 cm long, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, yellow, with high longitudinal edges, thick pericarp and persistent calyx. The flowering period is from May to July. The fruit period is from August to November.

It is distributed in the middle and south of China.

The roots (Radix Gardeniae) and leaves (leaves of Radix Gardeniae) of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

This product is similar to Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, but grows up. It is usually used as dye, and most of it is used as wound dressing. In addition, the fruit of the same plant Gardenia narrowleaf is also used as water gardenia.

[nature and taste] Fujian folk herbal medicine: "bitter, cold. "

[functions and indications] 1. Chinese medicine Zhi: "it can dissipate heat and poison. "

② Fujian folk herbal medicine: "treating sprain. "

[usage and dosage] external use: tamping.

[selection] for sprain: six to seven grains of water gardenia, one or two grains of flour, two taels of yellow rice wine and half taels of ginger. They were mashed and applied to the injured part. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)