Traditional Chinese Medicine/Zhi Zi
< Traditional Chinese MedicineName Means:
- Zhi-Gardenia
- Zi-Seed
English Name:
- gardenia fruit
- Cape Jasmine fruit
Chinese Name:
- 栀子 (Pinyin: zhī zi)
Latin Name:
- Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis[1]
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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Notes
- ↑ Xijun Wang, Wenjun Sun, Hui Sun, Haitao Lv, Zeming Wu, Ping Wang, Lian Liu, Hongxin Cao. "Analysis of the constituents in the rat plasma after oral administration of Yin Chen Hao Tang by UPLC/Q-TOF-MS/MS", Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Volume 46, Issue 3, 13 February 2008, Pages 477-490.
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