Water Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)

水栀shuǐ zhīShuizhi

Gardenia jasminoides · Plant

Gardenia jasminoides
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Indications

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; may lower blood sugar; avoid during pregnancy; caution with diabetes medications.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Water Gardenia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Heat ToxinJaundiceNephritis With EdemaNosebleed(epistaxisSprain & Contusion

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Water Gardenia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisperse Swelling & Relieve Pain