Gardenoside also known as gardenia glucoside, jingnipin glucoside, appearance for brown to white crystalline powder, gas is slight, no bitter taste, is a kind of cyclic enol ether terpene glycosides extracted from the dry mature fruit of gardenia plant of the Rubiaceae family of Chemicalbook, has a significant promotion of the secretion of bile. 

And can reduce the blood bilirubin, can promote the blood bilirubin rapid excretion.

Pharmacological action

Gardenia glycoside has inhibitory effect on hemolytic streptococcus and skin fungus. It has antipyretic, analgesic, sedative, hypotensive and hemostatic effects. 

Diarrhea fire to remove annoyance, clearing heat and inducing dampness, cooling blood and removing toxins, subduing swelling and relieving pain. 

It can be used in the treatment of fever, agitation and restlessness, high fever and agitation, delirium, jaundice and redness of urine, hot gonorrhea and astringent pain, epistaxis, swelling and pain of red eyes, sores and ulcers of fire; and externally for the treatment of sprain and contusion pain.

Biological Activity

Geniposide is a cyclic enol ether terpene glycoside isolated from the fruit of GardeniajasminoidesEllis.