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qian shi 芡實

 

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu  

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.

1020克。

濃縮中藥:0.52.0克。可隨證加減。

Cautions:

禁忌

 None noted.

 

Chronic diarrhea due to pixu (spleen deficient):

Prescription: qian shi 20 g, lian zi 12 g, dang shen 15 g, bai zhu 12 g, fu ling 9 g. Grind into fine powder. Take 3 to 6 g each time, 2 to 3 times a day.

 

脾虛腹瀉﹕

處方﹕ 芡實20克﹐蓮子12克﹐黨參15克﹐白朮12克﹐茯苓9克。共研細末。每日服二至三次。每次三至六克。

 

yi huang san tang

For vaginal discharge due to yeast or bacterial infection with pixu (spleen deficient) condition.

 

Prescription:

qian shi 20 g, shan yao 12 g, bai guo 12 g (smashed), huang bai 9 g, che qian zi 9 g. Add water and make into decoction. Use as tea.

Adjust the weight of herbs according to diagnosis.


易黃散湯

主治﹕脾虛﹐細菌或黴菌感染而致黃白帶

處方:芡實20 克﹐山藥12 克﹐白果12克打碎﹐黃粕9克﹐ 車 前 子  9克。

水煎服。

藥 方之份量﹐隨證加減。

 

 

 

 

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