栀子(又名山栀子),系茜草科常绿灌木。主要分布在我国南方的浙江、福建、湖南、湖北及四川等地。栀子一般高1—2米,茎多分枝,多为丛生,5月份开花,花为白色或淡黄色,10月份果实成熟。 栀子是一种常用的中药材。其味稍苦而性寒,果实中含栀子甙、栀子素、藏红花酸、胆碱、胡萝卜素、果胶、鞣质等多种成分,药 Gardenia (also known as Mountain Gardenia), Department of Rubiaceae evergreen shrubs. Mainly distributed in southern China’s Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan and other places. Gardenia generally 1-2 meters high, stems and more branches, mostly tufted, flowering in May, flowers are white or light yellow, October fruit ripe. Gardenia is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. Its taste slightly bitter and cold, the fruit contains geniposide, gardenia, crocetin, choline, carotene, pectin, tannin and other ingredients, medicine