Pharmaceutical name:

Euryales Semen

Biological name:

Euryale ferox Salisb

Pron. in Japanese:

 kenjitsu

Pron. in Korean:

komsil

Pron. in Cantonese:

hin sat

Common Name:

 prickly lily seed, euryale seeds

Other Names:

別名﹕

 ji tou, ji tou shi, tao qian shi, su qian, ji tou mi

雞頭，雞頭實，刀芡實，蘇芡，雞頭米。

Distribution:

Hunan, Jianxi, Anhui, Shantong.

湖南﹐江西﹐安徽﹐山東等地。

 

Properties (characteristics):

性味:

sweet, astringent, neutral

味甘﹐澀，性平。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經:

spleen, kidney

歸脾﹐腎經。

Actions & Indications:

主治:

Corrects shenxu (kidney deficient): spermatorrhea, incontinence, frequent urination, nocturnal urination, premature ejaculation , neuralgia. 

Corrects pixu (spleen deficient): chronic diarrhea due to pixu

Expels damp-heat: vaginal discharge due to deficiency of damp-heat (yeast infection or vaginal bacterial infection).

腎虛遺精﹐夜尿﹐小便頻數尿失禁﹐神經痛。脾虛泄瀉﹐濕熱 白帶。

Medical function:

藥理作用﹕

 to be loaded.

Samples of formulae:

 yeast infection,  incontinence, yi huang san tang for vaginal discharge.

Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕

starch, protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine (vitamin B₁) , nicotinic acid, carotene, vitamin C , etc.

澱粉﹐蛋白質﹐脂肪﹐碳水化合物﹐鈣﹐磷﹐鐵﹐維生素B₁﹐尼古酸﹐胡蘿蔔素﹐維生素丙等。

Dosage:

每日用量:

10 to 20 g daily.

Concentrated extracts: 0.5 g to 2 g per day.

Can be adjusted according to need.

10～20克。

濃縮中藥：0.5～2.0克。可隨證加減。

Cautions:

禁忌

 None noted.