What are the effects and functions of Gardenia leaves? What diseases can Gardenia leaves treat?

Gardenia leaf is the leaf of Gardenia jasminoides, a plant of the Rubiaceae family. It is a Chinese medicinal material with excellent efficacy. It is mostly harvested in spring and summer, and then dried in the sun. It is the Chinese medicinal gardenia leaf. Gardenia leaf contains a variety of glycosides and has excellent medicinal value. So what are the effects and functions of gardenia leaf? I will introduce it to you in detail later.

The efficacy and function of gardenia leaves

1. The efficacy of gardenia leaves

Gardenia leaves are bitter, astringent and cold in nature. They can enter the lung meridian, liver meridian and kidney meridian. Their main effects are promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, clearing away heat and detoxifying. They are usually used to treat human injuries, carbuncles, chancres and other diseases. During treatment, they can be boiled in water to make a soup and then taken. The dosage is mostly between three and nine grams, and the therapeutic effect is very obvious.

2. Gardenia leaves can treat joint swelling and pain

Gardenia leaves have a good therapeutic effect on human joint swelling and pain. It can promote blood circulation and reduce swelling, and can quickly improve people's pain symptoms. When treatment is needed, you can add an appropriate amount of gardenia leaves to clean water and boil them. After boiling, let the liquid cool down, and then use the liquid to wash or soak the painful and swollen parts directly, once a day, half an hour each time.

3. Gardenia leaves can cure hemorrhoids

Gardenia leaves also have a certain therapeutic effect on human hemorrhoids, and can quickly improve the swelling, pain and bleeding symptoms caused by hemorrhoids. During treatment, you can take six grams of gardenia leaves and add water to boil them, and then take the liquid medicine. In addition, while taking the liquid medicine, you can extract the juice from fresh gardenia leaves and apply it directly on the anus. It can treat both internal and external diseases, and the effect of gardenia leaves in treating hemorrhoids will be even better.