Gardenia JASMINOIDES Ellis.
| Synonym : | Gardenia angustifolia Lodd. Gardenia grandiflora Lour. Gardenia radicans Thunb. Gardenia pictorum Hassk. Gardenia maruba Siebold ex Blume Gardenia longisepala (Masam.) Masam. |
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| Bangla Name : | Gandharaj. |
| English Name : | Cape Jesmine. |
| Family : | Rubiaceae |
| Disease : | Antispasmodic, antiperiodic, cathartic and anthemintic,dyspepsia, nervous disorders and hysteria. |
| Description : | A much branched bushy ornamental shrub. Leaves 2-6 cm long, elliptic ovate, usually acute, shining. Flowers large, very fragrant, solitary in the upper axils, corolla usually double, white, soon turning yellowish, about 5 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in gardens. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain iridoid glucosides, gardenoside and geniposide. Flowers contain an essential oil. Fruits contain nonacosane, ?-sitosterol and D-mannitol. They also contain iridoid glucosides, gardenoside, shanzhiside, geniposidic acid and genipin-1- ?-gent |
| Uses : | The plant is considered antispasmodic, antiperiodic, cathartic and anthemintic, used externally as an antiseptic. Roots are prescribed in dyspepsia, nervous disorders and hysteria. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is antivirus and spasmolytic (Asolkar |
| Habit : | Shrub |