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Thursday, May 14, 2015

茨实 Euryale ferox





芡实,又名:鸡头米、鸡头莲、鸡头荷、刺莲藕、假莲藕、湖南根,拉丁文名:Euryale ferox.

睡莲科芡属植物芡实的种仁。

据史料,芡实首见于《神农本草经》,被视为延年益寿的上品,认为其具有“补中、除暑疾、益精气、强志、令耳目聪明”等作用。

本草纲目》认为芡实能“止渴益肾,治小便不禁,遗精、白浊、带下”。

现代研究表明,芡实含有大量对人体有益的营养素,如蛋白质、钙、磷、铁、脂肪、碳水化合物、维生素B1、B2、C、粗纤维胡萝卜素等,并且容易消化。


医用价值
种子含淀粉,供食用、酿酒及制副食品用;全草为猪饲料,又可作绿肥。
供药用,功能补脾益肾、

茨实涩精。
芡实味甘,性平,无毒,功能有滋养强精,收敛,具镇静作用。

主治遗精白浊,小便失禁,带下,泄泻,腰膝痹痛,神经痛,关节炎。

《本草经疏》云:“茨实,味甘气平,无毒,补脾胃固精气之经也。”
《本草经百种录》更论述道:茨实“质黏味涩,而又滑泽肥润,则不伤于燥。
凡脾肾之药,往往相反,而此则相成,故尤足贵也。”
用于遗精、滑精。
芡实甘涩收敛,能益肾固精。适用于肾虚不固之遗精、滑精等症。

茨实常与金缨子同用,如水陆二仙丹;亦可与莲子莲须牡蛎等配伍,如金锁固精丸。

用于脾虚久泻。
芡实既能健脾除湿,又收敛止泻。用于脾虚湿盛,久泻不愈之症,常与白术茯苓扁豆等健脾药物同用。

用于带下病
由于芡实能益肾健脾,收敛固涩,故又有良好止带而治带下病的作用。

治湿热带下,可与清热利湿之黄柏车前子等配伍,如易黄散汤;治脾肾两虚之带下,可与补益脾肾之党叁、白术山药等同用。


功效主治
功效:健脾除湿,固肾益精。

主治:久泻不止,小便不禁,腰膝痛,湿痹,男子淋浊遗精,女子赤白带下



Euryale ferox (also known as Makhana in Hindi/Punjabi, fox nut, foxnut, 'thangjing' in Meeteilon i.e. Manipuri,makhana, nikori (in Assamese), Onibas (Onibasu) in Japanese or gorgon nut) is the only extant species in the genus Euryale.
It is a flowering plant classified in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae, although it is occasionally regarded as a distinct family Euryalaceae. 
Unlike other water lilies, the pollen grains of Euryale have three nuclei.



Traditional medicine

The seeds of foxnut are used in ayurvedic preparations. In Chinese, the plant is called qiàn shí (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ).
Its edible seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine, where they are often cooked in soups along with other ingredients.

Hahaha! I used them in the above beef stew with radishes, goji berries!

Cheers all


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

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