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 and Taste:

Sweet, astringent and neutral

Meridians:

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).

Dosage:

10-15 g