Gardenia is the fruit of gardenia, gardenia fruit alias yellow gardenia, gardenia, white toad, is the fruit of gardenia of the family of cyperaceae. Fruit period is relatively long, will have May lasts to the second year of February. The gardenia berry is ovoid, oval or oblong, yellow or orange in color. The seeds inside are numerous and subrounded. The fruit of gardenia is the traditional Chinese medicine, belongs to the Ministry of Health promulgated the l batch of medicine and food dual-use resources, has the liver protection, choleretic, lowering blood pressure, sedative, hemostatic, reduce swelling and so on. In Chinese medicine clinic commonly used in treating jaundice hepatitis, sprain and contusion, high blood pressure, diabetes and so on. Gardenia fruit is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, it can clear heat and diarrhea, cool blood detoxification, usually can be used directly to soak water to drink, gardenia fruit soak water to drink efficacy 1, preventing jaundice hepatitis, efficacy 2, clearing heat and cool blood, efficacy 3, lowering blood pressure and stomach.

Gardenia is suitable for planting in loose fertile breathable, well-drained slightly acidic soil, can spray ferrous sulfate to maintain the acidity of the soil, in addition to this, but also every other week to the gardenia to apply organic fertilizer liquid and potassium dihydrogen phosphate, prompting it to blossom and bear fruit. Gardenia likes moist, warm, light and well-ventilated environment, but avoid strong light exposure. The most suitable temperature for gardenia to grow is 16-18 degrees, winter should keep the temperature above 0 degrees, otherwise it will affect the next year to blossom and bear fruit, in addition to this, but also put the gardenia in the place with sufficient light and ventilation to maintain, but avoid the strong direct light, summer can be shaded. Can be cuttings, presses, divides the plant or sows the seed to propagate. The flower can be made tea spice, the fruit can be anti-inflammatory and dispel heat. It is an excellent aromatic flower.

Winter belongs to the dormant period of gardenia, transpiration and absorption ability will be reduced, so we should stop giving gardenia fertilizer, avoid causing fertilizer damage, watering follow the principle of "do not dry not water, watering is watering through", if the gardenia's plant shape has been completely larger than the pot, then we need to replace the potting soil in time and replanting.