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Pin Yin:
zhi zi
Common name: gardenia fruit
Botanical family: Rubiaceae
Botanical name: Gardenia jasminoides Ellis
Primary action: Drain Fire
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis
Temperature: cold
Taste: bitter
Entering Channel: Lv, Lu, St, Ht, GB, TH
Actions:
Clears Heat and relieves vexation.
Cools Blood and stops bleeding, especially when used in charred form.
Drains Damp Heat from all Three Burners.
Reduces swelling and moves Blood Stasis due to trauma.
(See
Interior-Heat-Repletion
;
Blood Heat
;
Damp Heat of Three Burners
;
Blood Stasis
.)
Indications: vexation, jaundice, blood in urine,
vomiting blood, bleeding, heat lin, red eyes, sores, knocks and falls
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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