Steinmetz:Gardenia

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Gardenia augusta

Also known as (or relevant to) Gardenia augusta Gardenia jasminoldes Gardenia gummifera Gardenia campanulata Gardenia florida Family Rubiaceae English Names Gardenia Campanulata Cambi resin plant Cape Jasmin Natural Habitat tropical Asia China Japan South Africa Part(s) Used Fructus (its resinous exudation) Radix Gardeniae gummiferae

Constituent(s) gardenin resins Action resin: antiperiodic alterative antispasmodic vermifuge cathartic externally: antiseptic stimulant. The berries furnish a yellow colouring matter which in China and Japan are used for dyeing foodstuffs yellow