The Chinese medicine is called Coix seed.
Alias coix seed, coix seed, grass pearl, coix seed bead and Hui Hui rice.
English name CoicisSemen
The mature kernel of Coix lachryma-jobi. ) is derived from the gramineous plant Stapf.
Annual or perennial herbs. Clustered, much branched. Leaves alternate; Leaf blade linear-lanceolate, with smooth edges and rough edges. Racemes form bundles in axils; Male spikelets are arranged on each node of spike axis in tile shape; Female flower spikelets are wrapped by oval hard involucre, gray or blue-purple, hard, smooth and shiny, and the flower has three staminode remnants; Pistil 1, stigma 2-lobed. Lilacs are beaded. The flowering period is July-August, and the fruiting period is 9-65438+1October.
Distribution: It is born in rivers, streams or wet valleys, and likes to be born in warm and humid areas. Produced in most parts of China, mainly in Fujian and Jiangsu.
When harvesting and processing autumn fruits, cut the plants, dry them in the sun, lay the fruits, and then dry them in the sun to remove the shells and seed coats.
The medicinal materials are ovoid or oblong in width, 4 ~ 8 mm in length and 3 ~ 6 mm in width. The top is blunt and round, the base is slightly wider and slightly concave, and there is a light brown punctate hilum inside. The surface is milky white and smooth, with occasional residual light brown seed coat; The back is round and convex, and there is a wide and deep longitudinal groove on the ventral surface, about 2 mm wide, and a light brown seed coat is often left in the groove. Solid texture, flat section, white, rich in powder. Slight gas, light taste, slightly sweet.
Sexual taste is cold, sweet and light. Enter spleen meridian, stomach meridian and lung meridian.
Efficacy and function: invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, relieving arthralgia and diarrhea, clearing heat and expelling pus. Belonging to diuretic and stranguria-relieving drugs.
The clinical dosage is 10 ~ 30g. Decoct; Or take medicine, break up, soak in wine, cook porridge and make soup. Use water to treat edema, dysuria, stranguria, beriberi edema, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, stagnation of dampness, weakness in flexion and extension, lung abscess, cough and expectoration, and intestinal carbuncle.
Pharmacological research inhibits skeletal muscle contraction; Low dose excites the respiratory center and high dose inhibits the respiratory center; Lowering blood sugar; Ovulation promotion; Inhibit trypsin, etc. At present, it is generally believed that a certain proportion of saturated fatty acids in Coix lachryma-jobi plays a major role in anti-cancer. Pharmacological experiments also prove that this product has the effects of inhibiting skeletal muscle contraction, relieving fever, relieving pain, resisting inflammation, resisting tumor and enhancing immune function. It can also slightly lower blood sugar.
Chemical components This product contains coix seed ester, palmitic acid, linoleic acid, coix seed polysaccharide A, coix seed polysaccharide B, coix seed polysaccharide C and other components.
Contraindications: This product is slow and should be taken for a long time. Spleen deficiency is not wet, dry stool, pregnant women should use it with caution.
Related prescription
① Treatment of nasal sore: use coix seed and winter melon soup as tea. (Collection of Ancient Formulas)
② Ruyan treatment: Rhizoma Corydalis 15g, Coicis Semen 15g. Rice wine for two minutes, stir-fry for one minute. Sweating is the test of hollow clothes. (Fang in "Great Success in Surgery")
③ Treatment of papular urticaria: 50 grams of Coix seed, 50 grams of adzuki bean, 0/5 of jujube/kloc and 30 grams of brown sugar. Daily 1 dose, decocted in water, and three doses per day are 1 course of treatment.
Specific efficacy
1, whitening skin
Coix seed contains a certain amount of vitamin E, which helps to keep human skin shiny and delicate, eliminate acne and spots, and improve skin color. It has a certain therapeutic effect on warts caused by virus infection.
2, reduce the burden on the stomach
Coix seed contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, which can promote metabolism and reduce the burden on the stomach. It can be used as a nourishing food for weak patients during or after illness. Regular consumption of coix seed food is also effective for chronic enteritis and dyspepsia.
3, prevention and treatment of beriberi
The ingredients such as vitamin B contained in coix seed have a good preventive and therapeutic effect on beriberi caused by vitamin B deficiency.
4, coix seed taboo
Because coix seed is sweet and cool, it has a good diuretic effect, and people with deficiency-cold constitution should not take it for a long time; In addition, pregnant women and women who are menstruating should avoid eating.