Zhi Zi - Common Gardenia Fruit【Net Wt: 100g】

NPN 80092274

【Macroscopic Features】 Long-ovoid or elliptical, 1.5–3.5 cm in length, 1–1.5 cm in diameter. Externally reddish-yellow or brownish-red, bearing 5–8 wing-like longitudinal ridges with prominent branching veins between them. Apex retains residual sepals; base slightly pointed with a remnant fruit stalk. Pericarp thin and brittle, faintly lustrous. Inner surface lighter in color, glossy, with 2–3 raised false septa. Seeds numerous, flattened-ovoid, aggregated into clusters, deep red or reddish-yellow, densely covered with fine verrucose projections. Faint odor and slightly sour-bitter taste.

【Properties】 Bitter, cold.

【Meridian Tropism】Heart, Lung, and Sanjiao (Triple Energizer) meridians.

【Functions and Indications】It can purge fire and relieve troubles, clear away heat and dampness, cool blood and detoxify; externally used to reduce swelling and relieve pain. It is used for the treatment of fever, upset, damp-heat jaundice, stranguria syndrome, astringent pain, blood-heat vomiting, red and swollen eyes, fire-toxic sores; external treatment of sprains and contusions.