Ingredient Spotlight
Gardenia Pod/ Zhi zi
Why we love it
When it comes to menstrual symptoms, Gardenia Pod is proven to reduce cramping, minimize headaches, combat acne, and moderate mood swings.
Helps with:
How it Heals
In Chinese Medicine, Gardenia Pod is a key herb for balancing heat and resolving damp. It eliminates irritability, cools the blood, resolves toxicity, and is great for treating insomnia, nosebleeds, and urinary dysfunction.
In Western medicine, Gardenia Pod is an anti-inflammatory antioxidant that promotes liver and bile health. It’s great for lowering high blood pressure, reducing fever, and improving mood and sleep.
Fun fact: Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, but it definitely won’t keep you up all night.
How we use it
“I remember my grandmother making me a tea of Gardenia pod whenever I caught a fever. I hated the taste, but I’d always wake up the next morning feeling good as new—so I guess it was worth it!” - Lulu Ge, co-founder
- Lulu Ge, co-founder
What the research says
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Feel the difference for yourself
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