Traditional Chinese Medicine/Zhi Zi

Name Means:

• Zhi-Gardenia
• Zi-Seed

English Name:

• gardenia fruit
• Cape Jasmine fruit

Chinese Name:

• 栀子 (Pinyin: zhī zi)

Latin Name:

• Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis

Taste & Temperature:

• Ku-Bitter
• Han-Cold

Channels:

• Hand Tai Yin of Lung
• Hand Shao Yin of Heart
• Foot Yang Ming of Stomach
• Foot Jue Yin of Liver
• Hand Shao Yang of San Jiao

Actions & Indications:

• Clear Heat & Drain Fire
• eliminate irritability
• drain Damp-Heat for jaundice
• cool Blood and stop bleeding (charred)
• reduce swelling and move Blood Stagnation due to trauma (powder, topically)

Contraindications:

• Spleen/Stomach Deficient Cold
• loose stool or loss of appetite due to deficient cold

Dosage:

• 1-4 qian (3-12 grams)

Cooking:

• crush

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