leaves contain an antifungal compound, cerbinal.
Geniposide is an important active principle of the fruit. The fruit also contain the carotenoids, crocin and crocetin. Aqueous and methonalic extracts of the fruit exhibited antioxidant activity due to the presence of geniposide and crocin; crocin was more potent than geniposide.
The extract as well as geniposide caused a remarkable decrease in GOT, GPT and ALP activities. They also produced a significant decrease in the level of total cholesterol in the serum of CC14-induced and D-galactosamineintoxicated rats. The crude extract as well as geniposide exhibited protective effect against induced hyperbilirubinemia by effectively lowering serum bilirubin.
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Gardenia latifolia Ait.
English Cape Jasmine.
Family Rubiaceae.
282 Gardenia resinifera Roth.
LG)
Habitat Throughout the greater part of India, mostly in dry forests.
English Boxwood Gardenia.
Ayurvedic Parpataki.
Siddha/Tamil Kumbay, Perungambil.
Folk Paaparaa, Ban-pindaalu. Action Bark—used in skin diseases.
The stem bark contains hederageni D-mannitol, sitosterol and siaresinolic, episiaresinolic, oleanolic and spinosic acid.
Gardenia resinif era Roth.
Synonym G. lucida Roxb.
Family Rubiaceae.
Habitat Central India and Deccan Peninsula.
Ayurvedic Naadihingu (related species), Jantuka.
Unani Dikaamaali.
Siddha/Tamil Kambil, Kumbai, Dikkamalli.
Action Gum—antimicrobial, anthelmintic; used in skin diseases. Gum gave flavonoids—gardenins, wagonin derivatives, de-Metangeretin, nevadensin, hexacosylp-coumarate. See G. gummifera.
Gardenia turgida Roxb.
Synonym Cerisco ides turgida Roxb.
