Steinmetz:Coix
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Coix lacryma jobi
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Gramineae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Southern Europe
- China
- Japan
- tropical countries
- Part(s) Used
- Semen Coix lacrimae (kernel deprived of the shell)
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- 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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