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Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used in traditional Chinese medicine to "drain fire" and treat certain febrile conditions. It has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. [33] Shishihakuhito is a Chinese herbal medicine mainly composed of gardenia fruit and is used to treat atopic dermatitis.
Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, Pacific Islands, [1] and Australia. [ 2 ] The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus and John Ellis after Alexander Garden (1730–1791), a Scottish naturalist. [ 3 ]
"Potentiates digitalis activity, increases coronary dilation effects of theophylline, caffeine, papaverine, sodium nitrate, adenosine and epinephrine, increase barbiturate-induced sleeping times" [3] Horse chestnut: conker tree, conker Aesculus hippocastanum: Liver toxicity, allergic reaction, anaphylaxis [3] Kava: awa, kava-kava [4] Piper ...
Crocetin is a natural apocarotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower together with its glycoside, crocin, and Gardenia jasminoides fruits. It is also known as crocetic acid. [3] [4] It forms brick red crystals with a melting point of 285 °C.
Jabuticaba Fruit on Brazilian Tree Trunks and Branches. The Jabuticaba is a Brazilian fruit that grows on the side of a tree. It’s a small black fruit that resembles a grape, but without a grape ...
The intoxicating effects of myristicin can lead to a physical state somewhere between waking and dreaming; euphoria is reported and nausea is often experienced. Users also report bloodshot eyes and memory disturbances. [24] Myristicin is also known to induce hallucinogenic effects, such as visual distortions.
Ceriscoides turgida (syn. Gardenia turgida), the mountain gardenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A tree reaching 8 m (26 ft), its unripe fruit can be boiled and eaten as a famine food , but its ripe fruit are poisonous.
Gardenia erubescens is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has edible fruits and occurs in the Guinea and Sudan savannah vegetation of West and Central Africa. [ 4 ]