What was Shan Zhi? What are the effects and functions?

Gardenia jasminoides has the effect of clearing heat, purging fire and cooling blood. So, what is Shanzhi? Where is the main producing area of Shanzhi? What is the effect and effect of Shanzhi? What are the processing methods of Shanzhi? Let's take a look.

First, what is Shanzhi?

Shanzhi, also known as Mudan, Xianzi, Fructus angustifolia, peach, Shuihengzhi, Zhizi flower, Zhizi flower, Gardenia jasminoides, Huangjianzi, Huangzhizi, yellow gardenia, yellow gardenia, yellowish lotus, white toad, dahongzhi, mountain twig, etc., evergreen shrubs, up to 2m high, white flowers have fragrance, florescence May-July, fruit August-November, belongs to Gardeniaceae. The leaves, flowers, fruits and roots of Shanzhi can be used as medicine, with the effects of clearing heat, purging fire, detoxification and cooling blood.

Second, where is the main producing area of Shanzhi?

It is cultivated in most parts of the country. Wild in the south, born on hillsides and by the side of the road.

Shanzhi is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, as well as in Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan and other places.

Third, what is the effect and function of Shanzhi?

1. Cholagogic effect: oral administration of Gardenia jasminoides water extract and alcohol extract had no effect on the bile volume and solid components derived from the infusion bile duct, but someone injected the same preparation into the rabbit, the bile secretion began to increase in 15 minutes and lasted for more than 1 hour. The bile secretion of rabbits increased after intravenous injection of crocetin and sodium crocetin. The gallbladder film was taken after oral administration of Gardenia jasminoides decoction or granule. It was proved that the gallbladder had obvious contractile effect 20 and 40 minutes after taking the medicine.

2. Sedative effect: subcutaneous injection of Gardenia jasminoides extract could reduce spontaneous activity, such as eye closure, head bowing, muscle relaxation, and antagonize pentylenetetrazol convulsion, but could not resist strychnine convulsion, but could reduce its mortality. compared with the ash of flow extract, the above effect was not found. It is also used to eliminate insomnia and overfatigue.

3. Antihypertensive effect: gardenia decoction and alcohol extract have persistent antihypertensive effect on anesthetized or non-anesthetized cats, rats and rabbits, no matter oral or intraperitoneal injection. The hypotensive site seems to be in the parasympathetic center of the medulla oblongata.

4. Antimicrobial: gardenia water flooding liquid has inhibitory effect on many kinds of fungi, such as Trichophyton Xulan, Trichophyton inguinalis, Trichophyton rubrum and other fungi in the test arm. 15 mg / ml of its decoction can kill Leptospira, in vitro, Gardenia decoction can stop the activity of Schistosoma japonicum, and the decoction has no inhibitory effect on bacterial growth.

5. Other effects: gardenia alcohol extract on isolated intestinal smooth muscle of rabbits and rats was excited at low concentration and inhibited at high concentration. Geniposide has a purgative effect on mice, and its extract is made into ointment, which can accelerate the healing of soft tissue.

Fourth, the processing method of Shanzhi.

1. Raw gardenia: sift off dust, pick out impurities, crush and sieve, or cut off both ends.

2. Gardenia jasminoides seed: take clean gardenia, cut it open from the middle with scissors, peel off the skin and take kernel.

3. Mountain mast skin: the exocarp peeled off by raw Gardenia jasminoides.

4. Fried gardenia: take crushed gardenia, stir-fry in a pan until golden brown, remove and cool.

5. Scorched Gardenia jasminoides: take crushed gardenia, stir-fry in the pot until scorched, remove and cool.

6. Gardenia charcoal: take crushed gardenia, stir-fry in the pot until dark brown, but store, take out and cool.