Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/zhi-zi/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/zhi-zi/">Bencao Index</a> zhi zi 栀子 Fructus Gardeniae Gardenia Fruit shishi chija Drain Fire Lung Stomach Heart San Jiao Liver

Clears Heat, drains Fire, relieves irritability in the San Jiao and calms the Spirit

Excess Heat affecting the Heart, Liver and Stomach: high fever, restlessness, irritability, a stifling chest, sleeplessness or delirious talk Eye problems, anger and jaundice from Excess Heat

Clears Heat and drains Damp-Heat

Lin syndrome: painful urination from Lower Jiao Damp-Heat Liver and Gallbladder Damp-Heat causing jaundice San Jiao Damp-Heat Damp-Heat rising through the Gallbladder and San Jiao channels to the face, with eye or nose problems or sores around the mouth and face

Cools the Blood, resolves toxicity and stops bleeding

Blood Heat causing nosebleed, bloody vomit, or bleeding in the stool or urine; for bleeding the herb is partly charred

Reduces swelling and invigorates Blood

Blood stagnation from trauma, applied topically, classically mixed with egg white and vinegar