Wild Jin Ying Zi Dried Cherokee Rose Fruit 金樱子 Whole Fruit for Herbal Tea and Wine Infusion 500g

Dried Cherokee Rose Fruit, known in TCM as Jin Ying Zi (金樱子), from Rosa laevigata. These whole dried fruits are traditionally harvested when ripe, then sun-dried. In TCM theory Jin Ying Zi is astringent and neutral in nature, associated with the kidney, bladder, and large intestine channels, and traditionally valued for consolidating and securing essence. Suitable for herbal tea, wine infusion, and decoction use.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried fruits of Cherokee Rose, Jin Ying Zi (金樱子)
• Botanical source Rosa laevigata, traditionally wild-collected
• In TCM theory astringent and neutral, entering the kidney and bladder channels
• Sun-dried whole fruit form suited to tea, decoction, and wine infusion
• A classic traditional herb for daily herbal tea and seasonal tonics

Quality & Sensory

Typically golden to reddish-brown whole fruits with a firm, leathery texture and a slightly prickly outer surface. The dried fruit carries a mild, faintly sweet herbal aroma, and when simmered or steeped it typically yields a light amber infusion with a gently astringent, subtly sweet taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into a traditional herbal decoction
• Steep as a daily herbal tea
• Infuse in liquor for traditional fruit wine
• Add to herbal soup blends

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice Jin Ying Zi is traditionally used to secure essence, reduce urination, and check leakage, and it appears in classic formulas such as Shui Lu Er Xian Dan when paired with Qian Shi. Traditionally prepared by decoction, steeped as tea, or infused in wine, it is a common household herb in southern China, especially valued in autumn and winter tonics.

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