Cape Jasmine Fruit, Fruit of Cape Jasmine
Gardeniae Fructus, Fructus Gardeniae
Zhi Zi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Ripe fruit

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. to clear heat and reduce fire; 2. to cool blood and release toxins; 3. to eliminate dampness

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Acute icterohepatitis, febrile diseases, vexation, melancholia, restlessness, stagnation of damp-heat in liver and gall, fever, jaundice, short voidings of reddish urine, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, dysentery with hematochezia and hematuria.