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Cholagogue, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, blood circulation
promoter.
Purges heat, disperses fire, dispels damp heat, cools blood,
resolves bruises. Gardenia fruit is used for fever with irritability
or restlessness and urinary tract infections. It is effective
for any bleeding in the mucous membranes, such as the nasal
passages, the bowels, or the urinary tract. For bleeding,
the ashes of the calcined herb are most effective; a teaspoon
is taken internally at intervals or applied externally.
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