Coix lachryma-jobi is a dried and mature seed kernel of Coix lachryma, also known as Coix lachryma, medicinal corn, water corn (northeast), evening rosary (Fujian), Liugu rice (Guangxi) and pearl rice (Guizhou), and some of them are also called wrist beating or bowl beating, which is sweet, slightly cold and non-toxic.

Coix lachryma-jobi seed is a traditional health food for both medicine and food in China. Coix seed has the effects of diuresis, detumescence, invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, clearing heat and expelling pus, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, and enhancing immunity. Coix lachryma-jobi seed is rich in polysaccharides, among which A, B and C sugars in polysaccharides have hypoglycemic effect. Coix lachryma-jobi is planted all over China, and wild Coix lachryma-jobi is distributed in southern provinces. Guizhou is rich in coix seed resources, which is one of the important coix seed producing areas in China. ?

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Coix seed contains 8 kinds of amino acids necessary for human body, and the ratio is very close to the needs of human body. According to the determination, every 100g of coix seed contains about 9.4g of protein, 2.7g of fat, 66.5g of carbohydrate, VB 10.33g, VB 20. 13g, 7.9mg of nicotinic acid, 0.22mg of vitamin E and 4.9g of dietary fiber. Coix seed also contains mineral elements such as phosphorus, iron, calcium, zinc and potassium. ?

Coix lachryma-jobi contains 7.2% oily lipids, and the main components are coix lachryma-jobi ester, coix lachryma-jobi lactone, steroid compounds, stigmasterol, sitosterol stearic acid and so on. The content of unsaturated fatty acids is 85%, and the contents of oleic acid and linoleic acid account for 565,438 0.6% and 32.2% of the total fatty acids respectively.

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