Coix lachryma-jobi seed: The seed kernel is oval or oblong in width, 4-8mm long and 3-6mm wide, with milky white and smooth surface, and occasionally residual yellowish brown seed coat, especially those with large and full grain, white color and no broken skin.
About coix seed
Coix Seed (English name of Latin Semen Coicis) is also known as Coixseed, Coix seed, Coix seed, native corn, Coix seed, Qizhi, Coix seed beads, grass pearl beads, Huihui rice, Coix seed and Liuguzi. It is a common Chinese medicine, a common and frequently eaten food, sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature, which is beneficial to the effects of reducing swelling, invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, relaxing muscles and tendons, clearing heat and expelling pus, etc., and is a commonly used diuretic and dampness-permeating drug. Coix seed is also a kind of beauty food, which can keep the skin shiny and delicate, eliminate acne, freckles, senile spots, pregnancy spots and butterfly spots, and has good curative effect on dandruff, acne, chapped skin and so on.
Finished product character
1. coix seed: the seed kernel is oval or oblong, 4-8mm long and 3-6mm wide. The surface is milky white and smooth, with occasional yellowish brown seed coat. One end is blunt and round, and the other end is wide and slightly concave, with 1 light brown punctate hilum. The back is round and convex, and there are 1 longitudinal grooves on the abdomen. Solid quality, white and powdery cross section. Slight breath, slightly sweet taste. It is better to have large and full grains, white color and no broken skin. Microscopic identification of powder characteristics: white-like The main body is starch granules, single granule is round or polyhedral, with a diameter of 2-20μm, and the umbilical point is star-shaped, trigeminal, herringbone or fissure-shaped, with rare compound granules, consisting of 2-3 sub-granules.
2. Stir-fried coix seed: slightly bulging, light yellow on the surface, slightly scorched and slightly fragrant.
3. Bran-fried coix seed: slightly swollen, with a yellow surface and a slight aroma.
Pharmacological efficacy
1. Antitumor effect
2. Immune function
3. Lowering blood sugar and blood pressure
4. Inhibition of trypsin action
5. Ovulation induction
6. Whitening and freckle removing effect