| English
Name |
| Coix
Seed |
| Chinese
Name |
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| Origin |
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Coix
Seed is the dried ripe kernel of Coix lacrymajobi
L. var. ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf (Fam. Gramineae). |
| Nature
and Affinity |
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It
is sweet and tasteless in taste and cool nature, and is distributed
to the Spleen, Stomach and Lung Channels. |
| Main
Active Ingredient |
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| Precaution |
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Storage |
| Preserve
in a ventilated and dry place, protected from moth. |
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DESCRIPTION |
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Broad
ovoid or elongated-elliptical, 4~8 mm long, 3~6 mm wide. Externally
milky white, smooth, occasionally with yellowish-brown testa.
One end obtusely rounded, the other end relatively broad and
slightly dented with 1 pale brown dotted hilum. Dorsal surface
rounded and protruding; ventral surface having 1 relatively
broad and deep longitudinal furrow. Texture hard, fracture
white and starchy. Odour, slight; taste, slightly sweet.
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ACTION |
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To invigorate
the spleen function and promote diuresis, to alleviate arthritis,
to arrest diarrhea, to remove heat and facilitate the drainage
of pus. |
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INDICATIONS |
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Edema,
oliguria; arthritis with contracture of joints; diarrhea due
to diminished function of the spleen; lung abscess, appendicitis;
verruca plana. |
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REFERENTIAL
ADVICE |
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1.
Inducing diuresis and removing dampness
In treating dysuria, edema, beriberi, etc., the drug can be
used with Radix Stephamiae Tetrandrae, Rhizoma Atractylodis,
Semen Pruni, etc.
2. Removing dampness to treat arthralgia
In treating arthralgia due to damp-heat, the drug is often
used with Rhizoma Atractylodis, Caulis Lonicerae, Cortex Phellodendri,
etc.
3. Evacuating pus to treat abscess
In treating pulmonary abscess and periappendicular abscess,
the drug can be used with Semen Persicae, Cortex Moutan Radicis,
Rhizoma Phragmitis, etc. for the former, and Semen persicae,
Cortex Moutan Radicis, Caulis Sargentodoxae, Flos Lonicerae,
etc. for the later.
4. Invigorating the spleen to arrest diarrhea
In treating diarrhea due to dampness formed as a result of
deficiency of the spleen, the drug is often used with Rhizoma
Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, etc.
In treating leukorrhea due to excess of dampness, with Rhizoma
Dioscoreae, Semen Euryales, etc.
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TIPS |
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This
is a common food item in Chia and Japan and contains 17 percent
protein; the drug tonifies Yang-energy; a liquor fermented
from the seeds is effective in relieving rheumatic pains. |
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