The correct way to use gardenia is to take it in a decoction of water, not in an infusion. It has the efficacy of dispelling fire and removing vexation, clearing heat and removing dampness, and cooling blood and removing toxins (refers to the treatment of blood-heat and toxin-containing).
Gardenia belongs to traditional Chinese medicine, is the dry mature fruit of gardenia plant of the genus Gardenia of the family of Rubiaceae, also called yellow gardenia, mountain gardenia. Its flavor is bitter, sex is cold; Attributes to heart, lung, San Jiao meridian. The main treatment fever disease heartburn, jaundice, blood gonorrhea (appears urine blood and accompanied by pain) burning pain, eye red swelling and pain, carbuncle poison sores and ulcers, external treatment also can treat sprain and frustration swelling and pain.
Gardenia adverse reactions, contraindications are not clear. This product bitter cold hurt stomach, yin and blood deficiency, spleen deficiency loose stools should not be used.
It should be noted that, gardenia soak water to drink may make its active ingredients release insufficient, leading to efficacy decline, can not achieve the efficacy of the treatment of disease. Usually need to reasonably match and boil correctly in order to realize the effect of curing disease.
The Chinese medicine or the Chinese patent medicine need to be in the Chinese doctor to recognize the evidence under the guidance of the use, the individual must not use blindly, in order to avoid causing the adverse consequences.