Jin Ying Zi (Rosa laevigata) Dried Fruit — Food-Herb for Tonic Tea & Wine Infusion

Jin Ying Zi (Rosa laevigata), also known as Cherokee Rose Fruit or Golden Cherry Fruit, is the dried ripe fruit of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Jīn Yīng Zǐ (金樱子). For centuries it has been prized as an astringent, essence-preserving herb used in tonics, decoctions, and infused wines. Its nature is sour, sweet, and neutral, making it a gentle yet stabilizing herb traditionally associated with the Kidney, Bladder, and Large Intestine channels.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional astringent food herb
• Dried whole Jin Ying Zi fruit
• Rosa laevigata
• Suitable for tonic tea and wine infusion
• New-crop, dried quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its reddish-brown color, firm wrinkled texture, and mild fruity aroma. When decocted or steeped, the fruit releases a gently sour, subtly sweet flavor with a soft astringent finish, giving tonics and infused wines a rounded, mellow body.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tonic tea blends
• Traditional wine infusion
• Decoction with other food herbs
• Congee and grain porridge
• Seasonal slow-cooking

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Jin Ying Zi is decocted into tonics and simmered with ingredients like goji berry, Chinese yam, and lotus seed to support daily essence-preserving nourishment. It is also a classic ingredient in traditional infused wines, where it is steeped with other food herbs for a mellow, gently sour brew. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with jujube and wolfberry for a light, subtly sweet infusion.

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