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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 |
