Euryale Seed and Rice Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Euryale Seed and Rice Drink

Chinese Name: 芡实大米饮

Formula

30 grams of euryale seeds, 30 grams of rice, and 10 grams of ginkgo nuts.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Sort the euryale seeds and ginkgo nuts to remove impurities, then wash them thoroughly. Crush the euryale seeds and remove the cores from the ginkgo nuts. Place them in a clay pot with the rinsed rice. Add an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the ingredients are tender and the liquid becomes thick and viscous.

Efficacy

Nourishes the spleen and kidneys; consolidates essence and stops seminal emission. Suitable for chronic nephritis and nephrotic syndrome characterized by persistent proteinuria that is difficult to resolve.

Usage

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

Commentary

Euryale seeds hold the chief position in this formula; neutral and sweet, astringent in character, it channels into the Spleen, Kidney meridians, working chiefly to astringe, tonify the kidney and check diarrhea. Ginkgo nuts (Bai-guo) serve as the deputy herb; neutral and sweet, bitter, astringent in character, it travels through the Lung, Kidney meridians to astringe the lung, stop cough and check leukorrhea and enuresis. Finally, rice (Da-mi) plays the envoy role, unifying the formula; its role is to harmonize the middle, tonify qi and stop diarrhea and coordinate the herbs. Working as one, the formula nourish the spleen and kidneys, consolidates essence and stop seminal emission, thereby targeting the chronic nephritis pattern that underlies the complaint.

Euryale Seed and Rice Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the spleen and kidneys; consolidates essence and stops seminal emission. Suitable for chronic nephritis and nephrotic syndrome characterized by persistent proteinuria that is difficult to resolve.

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