This product is the mature seed kernel of the annual aquatic herb Euryale ferox (Euryale ferox Salisb.) from the Nymphaeaceae family. It is mainly produced in Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Shandong, and other regions. The mature fruits are harvested in late autumn and early winter, the peel is removed, the seed kernels are extracted, the hard shell is further removed, and then they are dried in the sun. They are used either crushed raw or stir-fried.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet and astrigent, neutral. Act on spleen and kidney meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Benefiting the kidneys and securing essence, strengthening the spleen to stop diarrhea, eliminating dampness to stop leukorrhagia.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for seminal emission, spermatorrhea. Gordon Euryale Seed is sweet and astringent, with astringent properties, and can tonify the kidney and secure essence. It is suitable for seminal emission and spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency. It is often used with Cherokee Rose Fruit, such as in Land and Water Two Immortals Pill; it can also be combined with Lotus Seed, lotus stamen, oyster shell, and other medicinal combinations, such as Golden-Lock Semen-Securing Pill.
2. Used for spleen deficiency chronic diarrhea. This product can both strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, as well as astringe and stop diarrhea. It can be used for chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency with excessive dampness. It is often used with spleen-tonifying herbs such as White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, and Hyacinth Bean.
3. Used for leukorrheal disease. Since this product can tonify the kidney and strengthen the spleen, as well as astringe and secure, it also has a good effect on stopping leukorrhea and treating leukorrheal disease. For dampness-heat leukorrhea, it can be combined with heat-clearing and dampness-draining herbs such as Phelloendron Bark and Plantain Seed, as in Transforming Yellow Decoction; for leukorrhea due to spleen and kidney deficiency, it can be combined with spleen and kidney tonifying herbs such as Tangshen, White Atractylodes Rhizome, and Chinese Yam.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Benjing: "Indicated for treating fixed arthralgia, pain in the lumbar spine and knees, tonifying the middle, eliminating sudden illnesses, benefiting essential qi, strengthening the will, and improving hearing and vision."
2. Bencao Qiuzhen: "Sweet in taste, it tonifies the spleen, thus capable of draining dampness, and can treat diarrhea and abdominal pain,... Astringent in taste, it consolidates the kidney, thus capable of retaining qi, and can cure conditions like incontinence of urine. Its efficacy is similar to that of Chinese Yam, yet the tonifying effect of Chinese Yam is somewhat superior to that of Gordon Euryale Seed, while the astringent effect of Gordon Euryale Seed surpasses that of Chinese Yam. Moreover, Chinese Yam also nourishes lung yin, whereas Gordon Euryale Seed is limited to the spleen and kidney and is deficient in the lung."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-15g.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product mainly contains starch, protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid, and more.