Dried Cherokee Rose Fruit Jin Ying Zi 500g Whole Chinese Herbal Tea Ingredient

Dried Cherokee Rose Fruit, known in TCM as Jin Ying Zi (金樱子), from Rosa laevigata. These whole fruits are naturally sun-dried and sold as a raw edible botanical. 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. Suitable for decoctions, herbal teas, and wine infusions; consult a practitioner before use, and special populations should not consume it.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried Cherokee Rose Fruit, a classic TCM astringent herb
• Botanical source Rosa laevigata, fruit harvested and naturally sun-dried
• Known in TCM as Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 with a sour, astringent and neutral profile
• 500g bulk pack suitable for decoctions, teas, and herbal wine
• Sourced from Jiangxi and stored cool and dry to preserve quality

Quality & Sensory

Typically the whole fruits are reddish-brown to dark red with a firm, leathery outer skin and a slightly rough surface. They carry a faint herbal aroma, and when decocted the liquid typically tastes mildly sour and astringent.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer in herbal decoctions following traditional formulas
• Steep as a mild herbal tea, often combined with other botanicals
• Infuse in liquor for traditional herbal wine
• Add to congee or soup recipes in small amounts

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice Jin Ying Zi is traditionally used to secure essence, restrain urination, and bind the intestines, and it appears in classic formulas such as Shui Lu Er Xian Dan. It is commonly decocted alone or with herbs like Qian Shi and Lian Zi, and in folk custom the fruits are also steeped into autumn and winter herbal wines or simmered into tonifying soups.

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