Gardenia

Category

Clear Heat Drain Fire

Meridians

Heart, Lung, Stomach, Liver, Triple Warmer

Indications

1. Heart Fire
2. Damp-Heat in the Gallbladder, Liver, or Urinary Bladder
3. Fire in the Lung and Stomach

Functions

1. Drain heat and eliminate irritability
2. Clear heat and resolve dampness
3. Cool the blood and resolve toxicity

Contraindications

• Cold from Spleen and Stomach deficiency

Latin / Chinese

Gardeniae fructus / Zhi Zi