Euryale seed (Qianshi)
Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Euryales
Botanical Name: Euryale ferox Salisb.
Common Name: Euryale seed
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The ripe seeds are collected from August to September. The
seeds are shelled, dried in the sun and pounded into pieces.
Properties & Taste: Sweet, astringent
and neutral
Meridians: Spleen and kidney.
Functions: 1. To tonify the spleen and
stop diarrhea; 2. To strengthen the kidneys and control essence; 3. To dispel
dampness and relieve leukorrhea
Indications & Combinations:
1. Chronic diarrhea due to deficiency of the
spleen. Euryale seed (Qianshi) is used with White atractylodes (Baizhu) and
Dioscorea (Shanyao).
2. Seminal emissions or leukorrhea. Euryale
seed (Qianshi) is used with Flattened milkvetch seed (Shayuanzi) and Cherokee
rose hips (Jinyingzi).
Dosage: 10-15 g
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