Mo Li Hua茉莉花

Flos Jasminum OfficinaleArabian Jasmine Flower

Actions & indications

Regulates the flow of Qi, harmonizes the Spleen and Stomach and discharges filth: Abdominal pain due to diarrhea, ulcerative stomatitis, ulcers
Liver Qi Stagnation, hepatitis
Resolves depression: Nervous debility

This herb is regarded as a deobstruent, anthelmintic, diuretic and emmenagogue.
It is also considered anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-tumor and anticarcinogenic.
In China the oil is used as a tonic.
Some regard it as an aphrodisiac.
The tea is thought to calm and ease nervous debility.
In the Philippines, water in which flowers were soaked overnight is used as an eyewash.
Flowers macerated in oil or alcohol are used for rheumatism.
A poultice of flowers is applied as a plaster to stop the flow of milk.
The leaves treat ulcerative stomatitis, ulcers and wounds.
Hindu physicians use the leaves for skin diseases, mouth ulcers and otorrhea.
Fresh leaf juice is used to soften corns.
Oil prepared with fresh leaf juice is used for otorrhea.
In the Bhavaprakasa, the leaves are chewed for ulcerations of the oral mucosa.
In Ayurveda it is used for skin diseases and wound healing.
A plaster of the flowers is applied to the loins and pubis as an aphrodisiac.
In southern China it is used to treat hepatitis.
The leaves are used to prevent and treat cancers.
In Thailand, a flower infusion is used as a cosmetic after bathing.