GUMMY GARDENIA | |
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| Common name | Gummy gardenia |
| Botanical Name | Gardenia gummifera |
| Vernacular name | English-Gummy gardenia Hindi-Naadihingu Gujarati-Dikaamaari |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Class | Dicotyledonae |
| Parts of plant used | Exudate |
| Chemical Constituents | Gardenin, 3, 4, 5-apigenin, demethoxysudachitin and 3, 5-dihydoxy-4-methoxywogonin. |
| Therapeutic uses | Used in digestive impairment, Abdominal lump, Hiccup, Helminthiasis, Obesity, Pain in the abdomen. |