Rosae Laevigatae Fructus
Aliases：Ciyuzi (Thorny Elm Seed); Cilizi (Thorny Pear Fruit); Jinyingzi (Golden Jar Seed); Shanshiliu (Mountain Pomegranate); Shan Jitouzi (Mountain Chicken-Head Seed); Tangyingzi (Sugar Oriole Seed); Tangguan (Sugar Jar); Tangguo (Sugar Fruit); Cilankuizi (Thorny Orchid Plant Seed); Denglongguo (Lantern Fruit).
Jinyingzi (Cherokee Rose Fruit) is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried mature fruit of Rosa laevigata Michx., a plant in the family Rosaceae. It is an authenticated variety of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine's Terminology Standardization and Promotion Project, and is recorded in Mingyi Bielu (Records of Famous Physicians), Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, Zhonghua Bencao (Chinese Materia Medica), and other herbal works.
Efficacy & Actions
Stabilizes essence and reduces urination; astringes uterine bleeding and checks vaginal discharge; astringes the intestines and stops diarrhea.
Indications
Seminal emission and spermatorrhea; enuresis and frequent urination; abnormal uterine bleeding (metrorrhagia and metrostaxis) with leukorrhea; chronic diarrhea and chronic dysentery.
Modern Pharmacology
Modern pharmacological studies have confirmed that Cherokee Rose Fruit possesses the following significant pharmacological activities: Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects: The triterpenoids, total flavonoids, and polysaccharides of Cherokee Rose Fruit possess definite anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, which serve as the common basis for its multiple pharmacological effects. Hepatoprotective and anti-hepatic fibrosis effects: Triterpenoids, as characteristic bioactive constituents of Cherokee Rose Fruit, possess anti-hepatic fibrosis and hepatoprotective pharmacological effects. Antitumor and neuroprotective effects: The triterpenoid constituents of Cherokee Rose Fruit exhibit antitumor activity and activity against Alzheimer's disease and neuroprotection. Hypoglycemic and lipid-regulating effects: Cherokee Rose Fruit possesses hypoglycemic and lipid-regulating pharmacological activities. Renal protective effect: Cherokee Rose Fruit possesses renal protective pharmacological activity, consistent with the direction of its traditional effect of stabilizing essence and reducing urination. Immunomodulatory and antibacterial effects: Cherokee Rose Fruit polysaccharides enhance immune function, and its extracts also possess antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. Note: The above pharmacological findings are largely derived from modern experimental studies on fruit extracts and constituents such as triterpenoids, flavonoids, and polysaccharides. Dedicated systematic pharmacological research on Cherokee Rose Fruit is still ongoing. Traditional actions and indications should remain the primary basis for use.
Ingredients
金樱子（果实）主要含以下活性成分： 三萜类：金樱子的特征性生物活性物质，为质量评价的关键指标之一。 黄酮类：总黄酮为主要活性成分之一。 多糖类：含量约占果实的8.73%，由葡萄糖、甘露糖、半乳糖、鼠李糖、阿拉伯糖、木糖组成。 鞣质类：金樱子的涩味及收涩作用与其鞣质含量相关。 苯丙素类、甾体类。 说明：金樱子已知成分主要包括三萜、黄酮、多糖、鞣质、苯丙素、甾体等，其中三萜、黄酮和多糖被公认为其主要活性成分群。针对具体单体成分的生物活性评价仍在深入中。
Usage & Dosage
Oral use: Decocted in water, 5–15 g; or made into a paste, or taken in pills or powders. Some clinical practice uses a dosage of 6–12 g. The official dosage of 5–15 g specified in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China is adopted as the standard. External use: Appropriate amount (rarely used clinically).
Contraindications
Contraindicated in individuals with excess Fire or pathogenic Heat. Cherokee Rose Fruit is an astringent substance; using it before excess Fire and pathogenic Heat have been cleared carries the drawback of “closing the door and keeping the thief inside.” When consuming Cherokee Rose Fruit, avoid eating cucumber and pork liver (as recorded in traditional dietary contraindications).
Selected Formulas
For kidney-deficiency spermatorrhea and white turbid urine (Hongshi Jiyan Fang, Shuilu Erxian Dan) Take equal parts of Jinyingzi (Rosa laevigata fruit; remove spines and seeds, wash, crush, steam until cooked, rinse two or three times with the steaming liquid, collect the rinsed juice, and simmer slowly in a silver pot into a thin paste) and Qianshi (Euryale seed; steam until cooked and grind into powder). Mix the Jinyingzi paste with the Qianshi powder to form pills the size of wutongzi. Take 30 pills each time before meals with salt water. Jinyingzi Gao (Mingyi Zhizhang) Take 10 jin of Jinyingzi, cut open, remove the seeds and hairs, and pound in a wooden mortar. Add 2 sheng of water, decoct into a paste, and take.
Daily Consumption
Cherokee Rose Fruit Porridge: Take an appropriate amount of Cherokee Rose Fruit (with the seeds removed) and cook it together with japonica rice into porridge. It is suitable for individuals with frequent urination, enuresis and spermatorrhea, or Spleen deficiency diarrhea belonging to insecurity of Kidney Qi or Spleen deficiency with impaired transportation. Note: The seeds of Cherokee Rose Fruit must be removed.
Medicinal Parts
Dried mature fruit (a false fruit developed from the floral receptacle).
Selection & Storage
Store in a well-ventilated, dry place. Protect from insects. Processed products such as honey-fried Cherokee Rose Fruit and salt-fried Cherokee Rose Fruit should be kept tightly sealed and stored in a well-ventilated, dry place.
