Steinmetz:Coix

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Coix lacryma jobi

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Gramineae
English Names
  • Job's tears
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Europe
  • China
  • Japan
  • tropical countries
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Coix lacrimae (kernel deprived of the shell)
Constituent(s)
  • tyrosin
  • leucin
  • histidin
  • lysin
  • coicin
  • arginine
Action
  • diuretic
  • lithontriptic
  • depurative
  • antirheumatic
  • pectoral
  • cathartic
  • edible; the kernels make an excellent nourishing diet-drink for invalids
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