Cynosbatus, Rose Hip Cherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 CynosbatusCherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi  金樱子 (TCM)Se rgod  སེ་རྒོད  (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 R. caninaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 R. laevigata (Jin Ying Zi) used in TCMEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 23, 1922 Botanical name: Rosa caninaA number of different Rose species have supplied Rose hip traditionally including some cultivated varieties.TCM uses the fruit of R. laevigata (Cherokee Rose, Jin Ying Zi)In Tibetan Medicine, R. sertata, R. laevigata and R. davurica are used. Parts used: Fruit (Hips), with and without Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool). Sweet, sour, astringent Uses: 1. Benefits the Kidneys, Promotes Urine (West, TCM):–‘Strengthens the Weak and Feeble Kidneys’ (Gerard)-Kidney and Bladder disorders with deficiency-promotes Urine; Edema; Edema during Pregnancy-Seminal Emission (TCM)-Hips with Seed breaks Stones; Seeds are strongest2. Astringes Yin and Essence, Strengthens the Bones (West, TCM):-Lower back and joint pain, Osteoarthritis (especially the Conserve)-conserve was highly regarded for Rheumatism-Incontinence, Diabetes,-poor Memory, Senility, disorders of old age, Menopause-Anemia, Chronic illness, Convalescence-Chronic Diarrhea or Dysentery3. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-beginning of Cold, Flu, Sinusitis-helps prevent infection during Epidemics-Fever, Eruptive Fevers, Thirst of Fevers-Swollen Lymph nodes, Scrofula4. Benefits the Heart, promotes Circulation (West):-absent, scanty or painful…

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