jin ju?

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Chinese Ranch 99 market, you can find the answer from them, this is the food in

the regular Chinese supper markets

jin ju is kumquat

 

Christine

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:25:44 PM

jin ju?

 

Does anyone know of a US supplier for jin ju bing (½ðéÙ±ý)?

 

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Thank you Christine¡­ Unfortunately I live in Boulder CO and there are no

Ranch 99¡¯s around. I am also looking for the dried version for use in

formulas. Although I always bring back a few bottles of the candied jin ju

from China, I need a larger supply for patients. If there is another source

please let me know (or if Ranch is now shipping dried jin ju)..

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

-Jason

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of Christine Chang

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:11 PM

 

Re: jin ju?

 

 

 

Chinese Ranch 99 market, you can find the answer from them, this is the food

in the regular Chinese supper markets

jin ju is kumquat

 

Christine

Christine W Chang, DAOM, LAc.,

 

 

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:25:44 PM

jin ju?

 

Does anyone know of a US supplier for jin ju bing (½ðéÙ±ý)?

 

-

 

 

 

tel:

<http://www.plaxo. com/click_ to_call?src= jj_signature & To=303.545.

5792+x102 & Em

ail=@ chinesemedicined oc.com>

www.chinesemedicine doc.com

 

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wrote:

>

> Thank you Christine¡­ Unfortunately I live in Boulder CO and there

are no

> Ranch 99¡¯s around. I am also looking for the dried version for use in

> formulas. Although I always bring back a few bottles of the candied

jin ju

> from China, I need a larger supply for patients. If there is another

source

> please let me know (or if Ranch is now shipping dried jin ju)..

 

Which jin ju is used in medicine, and what is it used for? I love

those little fruits.

 

Jin ju (mostly pronounced as " jin ji " in Taiwan, where they are a

popular fruit for making into a delicious lemonade-like drink) are

citrus fruits. However, the name actually is used to refer to two

totally different fruits. The name jin ju sometimes refers to

kumquats, and at other times it is used to refer to a very small,

smooth, lemon-like fruit. The latter is the one popular in Taiwan,

but it is hard to find in the US. Kumquats, on the other hand, are

easy to find in the US, you can find them at Whole Foods market, and

they can be easily dried.

 

However, I don't know which one is used medicinally. In fact, I'm not

even altogether sure that they aren't both technically kumquats. I

have no idea what the common one in Taiwan is called in English, and

the two are poorly differentiated in Chinese. I see multiple listings

for Fortunella species in the CM database I have, but I don't know

which one is official and I'm not near a good text at the moment to

figure it out.

 

Zhong yao da ci dian says that jin ju: Rectifies qi and resolves

depression; transforms phlegm and dispels the effect of alcohol. Tx.

binding depression with oppression in the chest; alcohol damage with

thirst; food stagnation with torpid stomach. decoct or brew as tea.

 

Eric Brand

[Guest guest]

Eric,

 

 

 

Yes you are right, you can buy them at whole foods. I actually bought some to

eat, a couple of weeks ago. But it is not economical to buy these overpriced

“Wholefoods kumquats†and dry them. I guess you do not know of a wholesale

supplier that sells them dried, ready for dispensing?

 

 

 

Yes the 金橘 (别å å¢æ©˜ã€å±±æ©˜)- Fruit of Oval Kumquat / Fruit of

Meiwa Kumquat is the medicinal one… BTW – what database are you using?

 

 

 

-Jason

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of Eric Brand

Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:47 AM

 

Re: jin ju?

 

 

 

@ <%40>

, " "

wrote:

>

> Thank you Christine¡­ Unfortunately I live in Boulder CO and there

are no

> Ranch 99¡¯s around. I am also looking for the dried version for use in

> formulas. Although I always bring back a few bottles of the candied

jin ju

> from China, I need a larger supply for patients. If there is another

source

> please let me know (or if Ranch is now shipping dried jin ju)..

 

Which jin ju is used in medicine, and what is it used for? I love

those little fruits.

 

Jin ju (mostly pronounced as " jin ji " in Taiwan, where they are a

popular fruit for making into a delicious lemonade-like drink) are

citrus fruits. However, the name actually is used to refer to two

totally different fruits. The name jin ju sometimes refers to

kumquats, and at other times it is used to refer to a very small,

smooth, lemon-like fruit. The latter is the one popular in Taiwan,

but it is hard to find in the US. Kumquats, on the other hand, are

easy to find in the US, you can find them at Whole Foods market, and

they can be easily dried.

 

However, I don't know which one is used medicinally. In fact, I'm not

even altogether sure that they aren't both technically kumquats. I

have no idea what the common one in Taiwan is called in English, and

the two are poorly differentiated in Chinese. I see multiple listings

for Fortunella species in the CM database I have, but I don't know

which one is official and I'm not near a good text at the moment to

figure it out.

 

Zhong yao da ci dian says that jin ju: Rectifies qi and resolves

depression; transforms phlegm and dispels the effect of alcohol. Tx.

binding depression with oppression in the chest; alcohol damage with

thirst; food stagnation with torpid stomach. decoct or brew as tea.

 

Eric Brand