Charred Gardenia Fruit … Classic Formulas
Jiao Shan Zhi · Fructus Gardeniae Praeparata
Primary Actions
- Cools blood and stops bleeding ... Jiao Shan Zhi is the processed Gardenia fruit form used when heat drives bleeding such as hematuria, uterine bleeding, or other blood-heat loss.
- Clears residual fire and relieves irritability ... it retains Gardenia's heat-clearing identity but with less strongly draining force than the raw fruit.
- Clears damp-heat in a moderated way ... the charred preparation can still be chosen in jaundice or dark hot urine when a somewhat less harsh Gardenia form is preferred.
Classic Formulas
- Cooling-blood hemostatic pairings with Ce Bai Ye Tan or Di Yu Tan ... traditional strategy when blood-heat bleeding needs both cooling and restraint.
- Yin Chen Hao Tang modification logic ... processed Gardenia can be selected when damp-heat jaundice overlaps with bleeding or middle-burner weakness.
- Zhi Zi Chi Tang variation logic ... when irritability remains but the practitioner wants less harsh draining than the raw fruit.
Classical Text References
- Traditional processing notes distinguish raw Shan Zhi from charred Jiao Shan Zhi by therapeutic emphasis ... raw for stronger fire-draining, charred for more bleeding control.
- Gardenia fruit remains fundamentally a bitter-cold heat herb even after processing, so pattern accuracy still matters.
- PREPARATION NOTE: this page is specifically for the darker roasted or charred fruit form and should not be merged back into the raw record.