Euryale Seed (Qianshi)
| 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). |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |