Seed coix seed

Job stars seed is also known as Miren, Liugu, Chuangu and Bodhi The seed kernel of Coix lacryma jobI L var meyuan (Romen.) Stapf was obtained Plant form annual or perennial herbs Culm erect, 1-1.5m high, tufted, much branched, rooting on basal nodes The leaves are 10-40 cm long and 1.5-3 cm wide, with sharp apex, broad heart-shaped base, thick midvein, rough edge, short tongue, sheath and stem The racemes are drawn out from the inner side of the upper leaf sheath, with 1 to several clusters; the flowers are unisexual and monoecious, and the male spikelets are arranged on the spike axis in multiple tile shape The female spikelets are located under the male spikelets, which are wrapped in the egg shaped hard involucre, and gradually change into bead shape after maturity The flowering period is from July to August, and the fruiting period is from September to October It was born in the riverside, the edge of the stream or the wet valley There are cultivation in all parts of the country, among which Fujian, Jiangsu, Hebei and Liaoning have large output At the end of autumn, when the fruit is mature, the plant is cut, dried, the fruit is knocked down, the shell is removed, the skin is removed, and the seed kernel is collected The kernel is oval or oval in width, 4-8mm in length and 3-6mm in width The surface is milky white, occasionally with residual light brown testa One end is blunt and round, the other end is slightly concave, with light brown punctate hilum The back is round and convex, and the ventral surface has a wide and deep longitudinal groove Solid quality, white section, silty The air is tiny, the taste is tiny sweet The chemical composition contains Coixenolide and fat oil, including myristic acid, campestrol, palmitic acid, 8-octadecenoic acid, stigmasterol, amino acid, protein and sugar It's cool, sweet and light The main function is to strengthen the spleen and dampness, remove the arthralgia and stop diarrhea It can be used for edema, beriberi, dysuria, dampness arthralgia and contracture, spleen deficiency and diarrhea