Gardenia fruit, Zhi Zi 执子 Cape Jasmine fruitZhi Zi (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1842 Gardenia Fruit, Zhi Zi (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Gardenia jasminoides Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses: 1. Clears Heat:-Fever with restlessness (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)-insomnia, irritability, delirious speech-damp-heat or heat sores of the Face and Mouth-‘disperses pathogenic Heat, Wind and toxin, eliminates fever in an epidemic’ (Zhen Quan)-‘It treats flushed face with rosacea, white, red pertinacious skin lesions, sores and tinea’ (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-‘Eye inflammation with pain and hot feeling’. (Ming Yi Bie Lu)2. Clears Damp Heat, Promotes Urine:-painful urination, dribbling urine-Damp-heat obstruction of the Liver and Gall Bladder-‘treats Jaundice of five types, and five kinds of Stranguria’. (Zhen Quan)3. Clears Heat, Moves Blood, Stops Bleeding:-Bleeding caused by Heat in the Blood; hemoptysis, hematuria, irregular Uterine Bleeding-‘dissolves blood stasis in a wound or injury’. (Li Shi Zhen)-often charred when used to stop bleeding4. Externally:-moves the Blood, eases Pain; powder applied with vinegar or alcohol Dose: Decoction: 6–9 grams;Powder: 500mg–3 grams Preparation: 1. Stir-Fried Gardenia (Jiao Zhi Zi):Stir-fry the whole or broken fruit until brown-black but not overly burnt. This is better for Heat-type Bleeding. Main Combinations:…

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