Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
栀子zhī zǐZhizi
Gardenia jasminoides · Plant
3
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; may lower blood sugar; avoid during pregnancy; caution with diabetes medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Gardenia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Heat SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Gardenia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Gardenia jasminoides and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial19 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Calming4 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Liver100 records, 30 in people
- Heat Syndrome24 records, 5 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome189 records, 43 in people
- Jaundice Syndrome15 records, 5 in people