Cherokee rose hips (Jinyingzi)
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Rosae
laevigatae
Botanical Name: Rosa laevigata Michx.
Common Name: Rosa fruit, Cherokee rose
hips
Source of Earliest Record: Shu Bencao.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The ripe fruit is gathered from September to October. After
the fruit pits have been removed, the fruit is cleaned and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sour,
astringent and neutral
Meridians: Kidney, urinary bladder and
large intestine
Functions: 1. To control the essence;
2. To astringe the intestines and stop diarrhea; 3. To decrease urination
Indications & Combinations:
1. Deficiency of the kidneys manifested as
seminal emissions, nocturnal enuresis or leukorrhagia. Cherokee rose hips
(Jinyingzi) is used with Euryale seed (Qianshi) and Dadder seed (Tusizi).
2. Chronic diarrhea due to deficiency of the
spleen. Cherokee rose hips (Jinyingzi) is used with Pilose asiabell root
(Dangshen), White atractylodes (Baizhu) and Dioscorea (Shanyao).
Dosage: 6-18 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated in cases with excessive fire or excessive pathogenic
factors.
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