Gorgon fruit
Qian Shi
NamingQian Shi (Gorgon fruit)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Qian Shi OriginThe ripe seeds of the annual plant Euryale ferox Salisb. of the family Nyphaeace.LocationHunan, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces in China.HarvestCollected in late autumn to early winter. Peeled, tak
芡实
NamingQian Shi (Gorgon fruit)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 芡实OriginThe ripe seeds of the annual plant Euryale ferox Salisb. of the family Nyphaeace.LocationHunan, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces in China.HarvestCollected in late autumn to early winter. Peeled, taken seed