Pharmaceutical name:

英文药名：

Euryales Semen

Biological name:

拉丁學名：

Euryale ferox Salisb

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音：

 kenjitsu

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音：

komsil

Pron. in Cantonese:

粤語發音：

him3 sat6

Common Name:

英文名：

 prickly lily seed, euryale seeds, foxnut.

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:

分佈：

Produced in : Hunan, Jianxi, Anhui, Shantong provinces of China.

産 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) condition: 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 spleen deficiency or 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 黄帶。

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、維生素已₁、尼古酸、胡蘿蔔素﹐維生素丙等。

Dosage:

每日用量:

10 to 20 g daily. According to Scientific Chinese Herbs: 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.