Dried Cherokee Rose Fruit Jin Ying Zi 500g Whole Golden Cherry Fruit for Herbal Tea and Wine Infusion

Dried Cherokee Rose Fruit, known in TCM as Jin Ying Zi (金樱子), from Rosa laevigata. These whole dried fruits are the mature receptacle of the climbing rose shrub, traditionally collected when ripe and dried for herbal use. In TCM theory Jin Ying Zi is astringent and neutral in nature, associated with the kidney, bladder, and large intestine channels, and is traditionally valued for consolidating and securing essence. Commonly simmered in decoctions, steeped as tea, or infused in wine. Store in a cool dry place.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried Cherokee Rose Fruit, the traditional TCM herb Jin Ying Zi (金樱子)
• Botanical source Rosa laevigata, mature fruits harvested and dried whole
• Traditionally associated with astringent, consolidating properties in TCM practice
• Nitrogen-flushed packaging with a 12-month shelf life for freshness
• Versatile form suited to decoctions, herbal teas, and traditional wine infusions

Quality & Sensory

Typically golden to reddish-brown whole fruits with a firm, leathery texture and a slightly prickly outer surface. The aroma is mildly herbal and faintly sweet, and slow simmering or steeping typically yields a light amber infusion with a subtle, gently astringent taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered in traditional herbal decoctions
• Steeped as a mild daily herbal tea
• Infused in grain liquor for traditional fruit wine
• Added to slow-cooked herbal soup blends

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice Jin Ying Zi is traditionally used to secure essence, bind urine, and check leakage, and it frequently appears in classical astringent formulas such as Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan. Folk preparation commonly involves halving the fruits, removing the seeds and hairs, then decocting or steeping them, and rural households have long favored the fruits steeped in liquor during autumn and winter. It is also traditionally paired with Qian Shi and Lian Zi in consolidating decoctions.

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