Malay Name: Bunga Cina, Kaca Piring, Bunga Susu
Others Name: Cape Jasmine, Gardenia Florida, Gardenia Grandiflora, Gardenia radicans, Common Gardenia.
This plant can reach heights of up to 6 feet and always green. The leaves are arranged in opposite and bold and can be extended up to 4 inches. The flowers are white and fragrant. The fruit of this plant orange and oval shaped with a length of 1.5 inches.
UseFlowers are used as medicine by the Chinese family planning. Tests on laboratory animals found it to be a stop on the content at the initial stage item.
Use
Flowers are used as medicine by the Chinese family planning. Tests on laboratory animals found it to be a stop on the content at the initial stage item.
Poisoned
Toxic Part: Fruit
Active Ingredients: Cycloartane triterpenoid or also known as acid Gardeic B.
Other Ingredients: Crocin, Geniposidic acid, Genipin-1-beta-gentiobioside Geniposide and Gardenoside
Effects of Poisoning
Skin inflammation and itching. The smell of gardenia is also reported to cause fever (hayfever)
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