Benefits of Gardenia Porridge

It is mainly used for fever, restlessness, jaundice, stranguria, red eyes, sore throat, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, bloody diarrhea, sores and swelling. Raw Gardenia is used externally to treat sprains and swelling.

This medicine is commonly used in the following traditional prescriptions: ① Gardenia and Douchi Decoction (Treatise on Febrile Diseases): Gardenia and Douchi, used to treat sweating caused by typhoid fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and insomnia due to deficiency; ② Gardenia and Rhubarb Decoction (Synopsis of the Golden Chamber): Gardenia, Rhubarb, Citrus aurantium, Douchi, used to treat jaundice caused by alcohol and depression; ③ Gardenia and Cortex Phellodendri Decoction (Treatise on Febrile Diseases): Gardenia, Phellodendron, Licorice, used to treat jaundice and fever caused by typhoid fever; ④ Gardenia and Kernel Decoction (Standards for Symptoms and Treatments): Gardenia, Scutellaria, Gypsum, Anemarrhena, Isatis, Cimicifuga, Bupleurum, Apricot, Red Peony Root, Licorice, used to treat high fever, irritability and delirium.

The injection of gardenia water extract, crocin and crocetin into rabbits can significantly increase bile secretion and significantly contract the human gallbladder. It can also significantly reduce bilirubin in the blood and peripheral lymph fluid, and promote the rapid excretion of bilirubin in the blood.

(II) Promote pancreatic secretion:

Gardenia jasminoides can promote pancreatic secretion and significantly reduce pancreatic amylase, and can increase pancreaticobiliary flow.

(III) Antipyretic and anti-microbial effects

Gardenia and its alcohol extracts from different processed products all have antipyretic effects, and the antipyretic effect of raw gardenia is stronger. Ursolic acid is one of the effective ingredients of gardenia that can reduce fever and calm the nerves. The ursolic acid content is significantly reduced after charring, so the antipyretic effect of fried gardenia is significantly weakened, while that of charred gardenia is not.

Gardenia water extract has inhibitory effects on many skin fungi and hemolytic streptococci.

(IV) Others

1. Sedation: Gardenia decoction has a sedative effect, and the sedative effect is significantly enhanced after it is stir-fried until it is charred.

2. Blood pressure lowering: Gardenia decoction has a lasting blood pressure lowering effect and can prevent and treat atherosclerosis.

3. Coagulation: Scorched Gardenia has obvious coagulation effect and can significantly shorten the coagulation time of mice.

4. Inhibition of gastric acid: The decoction of raw gardenia has a significant inhibitory effect on the total gastric acid secretion and pepsin activity of mice. After frying, the inhibitory effect on the stomach is significantly weakened or eliminated.

5. Laxative effect: Dehydroxygardenoside and isogardenoside have laxative effects.

6. Accelerate healing: Gardenia extract made into ointment can accelerate soft tissue healing.