It's quiet, everyone's on holiday and I look forward to someone posting
the MM as well but here is a snippet that has more to do with herbal
application. Interesting that Influenza is mentioned in connection to
the jasminoides variety of gardenia - it being related to post viral
syndrome and/or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Gardenias are widely used as exotic ornamental flowers in corsages, as
houseplants, and in some regions, as outdoor plants. A yellow silk dye
has been made for centuries from the chemical compound acrocetin
extracted from the gardenia berry.
Chinese herbal medicine, however, makes the most extensive use of the
gardenia. Its Chinese name is zhi zi. The traditional medicinal actions
attributed to gardenia include calming irritability; cooling blood and
clearing away heat (a yin/yang imbalance often characterized by
deficient yin); reducing swelling; and moving stagnant blood that has
congealed in one place, usually following trauma. Gardenia is
considered to be very effective as a hemostatic agent, which means that
it stops bleeding; and also effective in treating injuries to the
muscles, joints, and tendons. Gardenia is commonly used in Chinese
herbal formulas to treat infections, particularly bladder infections;
abscesses; jaundice; and blood in the urine, sputum, or stool. Because
of its perceived ability to ease agitation or irritability, it is also
used in formulas to treat anxiety or insomnia. It is also helpful in
correcting menopausal imbalances reflected in insomnia and depression,
nervous tension, headache, and dizziness.
The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research
Service phytochemical and ethnobotanical database lists the following
species of gardenia as having specific medicinal properties:
digestive problems, including dyspepsia and diarrhea; or used as an
astringent and expectorant for nervous conditions and spasms.
constipation.
kill both bacteria and insects.
smallpox.
the treatment of pain, nose bleeds, fever, and influenza; in healing
wounds and reducing swelling; and in treating mastitis, hepatitis and
the hematuria that accompanies bladder infection.
treatment of headaches, fever, delirium, mastitis, and jaundice related
to liver problems.
and scalds; in reducing swelling; as a treatment for fever and
influenza; in treating jaundice associated with liver problems; and in
stopping bleeding.
treating the bites of certain snakes.
Best wishes, Joy
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