Gardenia leaf

Gardenia leaf

(materia medica seeks the original)

Another name is huangzhiye.

[source] it is the leaf of Gardenia jasminoides in Rubiaceae. See "Gardenia" for plant morphology.

[chemical constituents] the leaves and petioles contain geniposide and geniposide.

Bitter and astringent, cold.

① "Raw herbal medicine nature preparation": taste robbery, nature flat. "

② "Ben Cao Qiu yuan": "astringent, cold. "

③ "The taste is astringent and bitter, and the nature is cold. "

[functions and indications] ① preparation of raw herbal medicine: "detumescence, treatment and injury.". "

② "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": "wash the chancre and hemorrhoids, disperse the poisonous sores; cook with chicken, dispel the wind. "