INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Semen Euryales |
| Common English: | Euryale Seeds Foxnut |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Astringent |
Neutral |
Kidneys Spleen (Stomach) |
8-30g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Strengthens the Spleen and stops diarrhea |
Chronic diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency (especially useful for children) Chronic diarrhea due to Internal Accumulation of Damp (weak transportation) |
Stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing |
Kidney Qi Deficiency with nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea and urinary incontinence or frequency |
Expels Dampness and stops discharge |
Vaginal discharge due to either Deficiency or Damp-Heat |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Sm. Nelumbinis |
Sm. Lablab Album |
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae |
Chronic diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency. |
Chronic diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency with Dampness. |
Vaginal discharge. Spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, urinary frequency or vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency. Tonifies Kidney Qi and strengthens Jing to treat cloudy urine or spermatorrhea. Loose stools and diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency. |
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae |
Poria |
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae |
Spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation and urinary frequency due to Kidney Deficiency with a stronger effect Vaginal discharge with a stronger effect. |
Cloudy urine. |
Profuse, clear vaginal discharge due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency. With rice soup for spermatorrhea. |
Sm. Cuscutae |
Cx. Phellodendri |
Fr. Corni |
Incontinence due to instability of the Kidney base. |
Damp-Heat vaginal discharge. |
Vaginal discharge due to Cold from Deficiency of the lower base. |
Sm. Ginkgo |
Sm. Nelumbinis |
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae |
Damp-Heat vaginal discharge. |
Reestablishes communication between the Heart and Kidneys. Treats nocturnal emissions, premature ejaculation or urinary incontinence due to the failure of the Kidney's storage functions. Inhibits chronic diarrhea or dysentery, watery and thin vaginal discharge and turbid, painful urinary dysfunction due to Spleen Deficiency or Spleen and Kidney Deficiency. |
Urinary incontinence. |
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae |
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Proteinuria. |
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- This herb is included in formulas for treating loss of body fluids and failure of the Spleen and Kidneys to filter Dampness.
- Contains starch similar to arrowroot and is used as a food especially during illness with weakened digestion.
- It is sold in Chinese grocery stores as foxnut.
- Both Qian Shi and Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi are seeds that tonify and bind, with sweet, neutral and astringent properties. They both enter the Spleen and Kidneys to tonify those organs and treat chronic diarrhea and spermatorrhea. Qian Shi also eliminates Dampness and is better at treating Deficiency disorders in which Dampness predominates, such as vaginal discharge. Lian Zi nourishes the Heart, reestablishes communication between the Heart and Kidneys and treats incessant uterine bleeding.
- Dry-fried Euryales Seeds Chao Qian Shi are warming and thus able to tonify the Spleen and Kidneys and to stabilize and conserve. They are used to treat spermatorrhea due to failure of the Jing Gate
- Bran-fried Euryale Seeds Fu Chao Qian Shi are warm and better to tonify and stabilize especially for chronic diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.