| Pharmaceutical Name: |
Semen Euryales |
| Botanical Name: |
Euryale ferox Salisb. |
| Common Name: |
Euryale seed |
| Source of Earliest Record: |
Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art 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 and Taste: |
Sweet, astringent and neutral |
| Meridian: |
Spleen and kidney |
| Functions: |
To tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea
To strengthen the kidneys and control essence
To dispel dampness and relieve leukorrhea |
| Indications and Combinations: |
1. Chronic diarrhea due to deficiency of the spleen.
*Use with White atractylodes (Baizhu) and Dioscorea (Shanyao).
2. Seminal emissions or leukorrhea.
*Use with Flattened milkvetch seed (Shayuanzi) and Cherokee rose hips (Jinyingzi).
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| Dosage: |
10-15 g |
