Zhi Zi / 栀子 [梔子] (Gardenia Fruit, Cape Jasmine Fruit)

Item

Title

Zhi Zi / 栀子 [梔子] (Gardenia Fruit, Cape Jasmine Fruit)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

Zhi Zi / 枝子

Latin name

Gardeniae Fructus

Herb Category

Clear Heat

Nature of Herb

Cold

Flavor of Herb

Bitter

Channels

Heart
Lung
Stomach
Liver
Triple Burner

Translator's annotation

KWC2007.1.371: Doc Hay's writing 黑枝子 should be Hei Zhi Zi / 黑梔子 (Charred Gardenia Fruit), Gardeniae Fructus Carbonisatus.

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 95-98 -- "The herb crushed and then fried until it turns a brownish black ash...is called black gardenia (黑山梔子 hei shan zhi zi)." pg. 97
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 493

SymMap URL

https://www.symmap.org/detail/SMHB00483

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

PhysicalObject

Format of the digital image

image/jpeg

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM)

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

KWC location ID

KWC2007.1.226
KWC2001.1.371

Item sets

Bulk Herbs

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