Gardenia generally has the functions and effects of clearing heat and removing fire, diuresis and bleeding.1, clearing heat and removing fire: Gardenia taste bitter, cold, return to the heart, lung, sanjiao meridian, gardenia itself has the role of bitter cold Qing down, can be used to relieve the body of all kinds of evil fire, so gardenia has the effect of purging heart fire, in addition to upset, often used to treat disease fire and high fever, irritability and other symptoms.2, diuretic Tongling: Cape jasmine bitter can dry dampness, cold can clear heat, good clear three jiao dampness heat, can clear the liver dampness heat retreat jaundice, but also clear bladder dampness heat and urine, often used in the liver dampness heat stagnation caused by steam urine short red, and heat bladder caused by blood, urine dripping pain treatment.3, hemostasis: gardenia cold, the main effective ingredients are gardenia side, chlorogenic acid, ursolic acid, etc., can play a role in cooling blood and hemostasis, often used to improve a variety of bleeding symptoms of blood heat, such as vomiting blood, bleeding and other diseases.栀子一般有清热去火、利尿通淋、止血等功效与作用。1、清热去火：栀子性味苦、寒，归心、肺、三焦经，栀子本身就有苦寒清降的作用，可用于缓解身体各种邪火，因此栀子具有泻心火、除心烦的功效，常用于治疗病火旺盛而出现的高热、烦躁等症状。2、利尿通淋：栀子苦能燥湿，寒能清热，善清利三焦湿热，既能清肝胆湿热退黄疸，又能清膀胱湿热利小便，常用于肝胆湿热郁蒸所致的小便短赤，以及热结膀胱所致的血淋、小便淋漓涩痛的治疗。3、止血：栀子性寒，主要功效成分有栀子苷、绿原酸、熊果酸等，能够起到凉血止血的作用，常用于改善血热妄行出现的多种出血症状，如吐血、衄血等症。
