Euryale Seed – 1 lb (454 g)

Euryale Seed, known in Chinese as 芡实 (Qiànshí) and scientifically as Semen Euryales, is a valued herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This TCM herb has been traditionally used to support natural wellness, maintain vitality, and encourage holistic balance. At TCMforyou.com, we provide premium-quality Euryale Seed carefully sourced to preserve its therapeutic properties.

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[Overview] This herb is also known as Water Chicken Head, Chicken Head Seed, Chicken Head Rice, and Chicken Head. It is the mature seed of Euryale ferox Salisb., a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Hebei, Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Jilin provinces. The mature fruit is harvested in late autumn to early winter; after removing the pericarp, the seeds are extracted, cleaned, then the hard shell (outer seed coat) is removed and dried in the sun.

[Properties] Taste: sweet and astringent; nature: neutral. Channels entered: spleen and kidney meridians.

[Actions] Tonifies the kidney and secures essence; strengthens the spleen and stops diarrhea; dispels dampness and stops leukorrhea.

[Applications]
1. Used for kidney deficiency with unstable essence, nocturnal emission, and spermatorrhea; often combined with Jin Ying Zi (Rosa laevigata fruit), as in the formula Shui Lu Er Xian Dan (水陆二仙丹); or powdered with lotus stigma, dragon bone, and black plum, then made into yam paste pills for ingestion, as in Yu Suo Dan (玉锁丹).
2. Used for spleen deficiency diarrhea; commonly combined with Dang Shen (Codonopsis), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes), lotus seed, Chinese yam, and hyacinth bean; for chronic diarrhea, it can be steamed inside pig liver together with Chinese yam and taken in divided doses.
3. Used for spleen deficiency with leukorrhea; to treat the former, it can be powdered with Bai Fu Ling (Poria) and made into pills with yellow wax and honey, as in Fen Qing Wan (分清丸); to treat the latter, combined with Fu Ling and Hai Piao Xiao (cuttlefish bone). When combined with Huang Bai (Phellodendron), Che Qian Zi (Plantago seed), Bai Guo (Ginkgo seed), and Chinese yam, it can also treat damp-heat leukorrhea with yellow discharge, as in Yi Huang Tang (易黄汤).

[Dosage and Administration] Internal use: decoct 9–15 g; or used in pills or powders; can also be cooked as porridge.

[Cautions] Not suitable for those with urinary difficulty or retention; use with caution in cases of food stagnation and indigestion.

[Modern Research]
1. Chemical constituents: The seeds of Euryale contain starch, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, niacin, trace amounts of carotene, and inorganic salts such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
2. Clinical reports: (1) Proteinuria: Take 30 g of Euryale seed, 10 Ginkgo seeds, and 30 g of glutinous rice to cook porridge, once daily for 10 days as one course; repeat 2–4 courses with intervals. In 73 cases of chronic glomerulonephritis with proteinuria, the total effective rate reached 89.1%. [Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1985, (9):47] (2) Pediatric chronic diarrhea: Use 200 g each of Euryale seed and Chinese yam, and 60 g of chicken gizzard lining, all ground into fine powder. For infants 6 months old, 10 g per dose; for those older than 6 months, 20 g per dose; add appropriate water, cook over low heat until thickened into a paste and take orally three times daily. Externally, apply heated ginger and scallion powder wrapped in cloth to the navel, fixed with adhesive tape, changed once daily. In 61 cases treated, 53 were cured, 5 improved, 3 ineffective, with a total effective rate of 95.1%. [Hebei Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1991, 13(2):23]