Herb

Cherokee Rose hip (Jin ying zi)

金樱子jin ying zi
1 sourceFructus Rosae Laevigatae

Astringes essence and reduces urination, and binds the intestines to check diarrhea and discharge.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·金樱子·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主脾泄下痢，止小便利，涩精气；久服令人耐寒轻身；固精缩尿、涩肠止泻。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、涩，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·金樱子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·金樱子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·金樱子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.