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Gardenia jasminoides - Gandhraj

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[[File:Gardenia jasminoides (4601153628).jpg|thumb|right|''Gandhraj'', ''Suvasane malle'', ''Gardenia jasminoides'']]
'''Gardenia jasminodies'''is an evergreen flowering plant of the family Rubiaceae. It originated in Asia and is most commonly found growing wild in Vietnam, Southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Myanmar, and India. With its shiny green leaves and heavily fragrant white summer flowers ==Uses=={{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|nervous disorders}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|febrifugous}}, {{Uses|kidneys problems}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|lungs problems}}, it is widely used in gardens in warm temperate and subtropical climates{{Uses|Sore throats}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, and as a houseplant in temperate regions{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. It has been in cultivation in China for at least a thousand years ==Chemical Composition==trimethoxyflavone, tetrahydroxy, dymethoxyflavone, kaempferol, quercetin, 3beta, dihydroxyurs, oic acid <ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Suvasane malle|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=Gandhraj|en=Gardenia, Cape jasmine}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, and was introduced to English gardens in the mid 18th centuryPrabhava - Therepeutics. Many varieties have been bred for horticulture===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with low growing, and largesmaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-and 4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June -flowering formsAugust}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
== Description =Other features== Gardenia jasminoides is a shrub with greyish bark and dark green shiny evergreen leaves with prominent veins. The white flowers bloom in spring and summer and are highly fragrant. They are followed by small oval fruit.<ref name="des"/>
== Uses List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
*This species has been widely grown as an ornamental. In China, Taiwan, and Japan, it is commercially cultivated ==Where to make jellies from get the fruit.saplings====Mode of Propagation==*The fruit is used as a yellow dye{{Propagation|Seeds}},[7] which is used for clothes and food.*Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within traditional Chinese medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions{{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==Common How to plant/cultivate==Originally a species from warm temperate climates, in tropical areas it grows well, at altitudes of 400 - 1,200 metres<ref name== "How to plant/cultivate"/>
* '''English''' - Gardenia==Commonly seen growing in areas==* '''Kannada''' - ಸುವಾಸನೆ ಮಲ್ಲೆ* '''Hindi''' - गंधराज{{Commonly seen|warm temperate}}, {{Commonly seen|subtropical climates}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Starr_030523-0050_Gardenia_brighamii.jpg|''Gardenia brighamii''Image:White Gardenia flower.jpg|''Gardenia jasminoides'' 'Plena'Image:Gardenia_Flower.jpg|''Gardenia jasminoides''l 'Radicans' Image:Gardenia psidioides flower.jpg|''Gardenia psidioidesImage:Tiare_maori.JPG|''Gardenia taitensis''Image:Gardenia thunbergia00.jpg|<center>''Gardenia thunbergia'' by Edith Struben (1868-1936)</center>Image:Gardeniavolkensii-flowerface.JPG|''Gardenia volkensii'' flowerImage:Gardeniavolkensii-flowers&foliage&fruit.JPG|''Gardenia volkensii'' flowers, foliage, fruit</gallery> == References ==
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<ref name="deschemical composition">[httphttps://hortwww.ifasncbi.uflnlm.edunih.gov/databasepubmed/documents24218967 "Chemical constituents"]</pdfref> <ref name="Leaf">[https:/shrub_fact_sheets/garjasaweb.pdf archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="Fact Sheet FPS-222How to plant/cultivate">[http: //tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gardenia +jasminoides"Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1021949816301740 Chemistry and bioactivity of Gardenia jasminoides]*[https://enonlinelibrary.wikipediawiley.orgcom/doi/pdf/wiki10.1002/Gardenia_jasminoides "cbdv.201600437 Chemical Constituents from the Flowers of Wild Gardenia jasminoides"] * [http://www.thegardenhelper.com/gardenia.htm How to Grow and Care for Gardenia Plants]* [http://www.guide-to-houseplants.com/gardenia-care.html Indoor Gardenia Care Tips]
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