Euryale Seed Decoction

Herbal Tea Name: Euryale Seed Decoction

Chinese Name: 芡实饮

Formula

60 grams of euryale seed, 20 grams of brown sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the euryale seeds, boil until tender, then sun-dry or oven-dry them. Grind into a powder and set aside. Before taking, mix the euryale seed powder with brown sugar to form a thick drink.

Efficacy

Nourishes the kidneys and consolidates essence. Suitable for nocturnal emissions caused by unstable kidney essence.

Usage

Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.

Commentary

Euryale seed (Qian-shi) stands as the primary (chief) herb; neutral and sweet, astringent in character, its action follows the Spleen, Kidney meridians, working chiefly to astringe, tonify the kidney, secure essence and stop diarrhea. Brown sugar (Hong-tang) rounds out the formula as the harmonizing herb, working to warm the middle, activate blood and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. Taken together these herbs nourish the kidneys and consolidates essence, in keeping with the nocturnal emission pattern.

Euryale Seed Decoction,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the kidneys and consolidates essence. Suitable for nocturnal emissions caused by unstable kidney essence.