Glue gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)

胶栀子jiāo zhī zǐJiaozhizi

Gardenia jasminoides · Plant

Gardenia jasminoides
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Indications
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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 Glue gardenia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Heat SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Glue 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.