Jin Ying Zi (金樱子) is the hip of the Cherokee rose, recorded as Fructus Rosae Laevigatae. It is sour and astringent in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Kidney, Bladder and Large Intestine channels.

Pinyin

jin ying zi

Chinese

金樱子

Latin Name

Fructus Rosae Laevigatae

English Name

cherokee rose fruit·Cherokee Rosehip

Japanese

kinoshi

Korean

keumaengja

Actions and indications

Stabilises the Kidneys, binds Jing and reduces urination

An unstable, deficient Lower Jiao with spermatorrhea, urinary incontinence or vaginal discharge
Seminal emission, bedwetting and frequent urination when Kidney deficiency leaves the Jing gate unstable

Binds and stabilises to stop vaginal discharge

Long-term vaginal discharge, watery or turbid, when the Spleen and Kidneys are weak

Astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea

Long-standing diarrhea or dysentery, especially with weak Spleen and Kidneys

Combinations

sang piao xiao

Kidney Yang Deficiency in the elderly with spermatorrhea, bedwetting and incontinence

qian shi

Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, frequent urination or vaginal discharge. Tonifies Kidney Qi and secures Jing for cloudy urine or spermatorrhea. Spleen Deficiency with loose stools and diarrhea

long gu + mu li

Yin Deficiency with premature ejaculation and spermatorrhea

tu si zi + bu gu zhi

Kidney Yang Deficiency with loss of sperm

chun pi (fu chao)

Exhausted Kidney Qi with vaginal discharge

dang shen + bai zhu + shan yao + fu ling

Spleen Deficiency with chronic diarrhea

Age

Raw

Granule

Tincture

Concentrate

Frequency

Any 6-18g; Alone: up to 30g; Tincture: 1-3ml

6-18 g

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1-3 ml

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Cautions

contraindication Excess conditions, above all Heat or Damp-Heat (fever, thirst, sores of the mouth or gums, constipation, painful urination), where binding could lock the pathogen in

contraindication Blazing Fire from Yin deficiency with urinary incontinence or spermatorrhea

caution Overuse or long courses can cause abdominal pain or constipation

caution It holds in leaking Jing and fluids but does not build Kidney Qi, so in true deficiency pair it with tonics rather than using it alone

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