Chinese Dry Herbs Coix Seed Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis

Coix seed induces diuresis and drains dampness, invigorates the spleen to check diarrhea, treats arthralgia, clears heat, and drains pus.

The dry and mature seed kernel of the gramineous plant Coix. Dry in the sun, lay down the fruit, then dry in the sun, remove the shell, yellowish brown seed coat, and impurities, and collect the seed kernel.

What is Coix seed?

Coix seed is the dry and mature seed of Coix lacryobi. Harvest the fruits when they are mature in autumn, dry them in the sun to remove the outer shell, yellow-brown seed coat, and impurities, and collect the seed kernel. Coix seed is a common traditional Chinese medicine and is also a common food for the dual use of medicine and food. According to traditional Chinese medicine, coicis seed has a sweet, light, and slightly cold taste, which is beneficial for reducing swelling, strengthening the spleen, clearing dampness, relieving tendons and removing bizi, clearing heat, and discharging pus. Coix seed is also a kind of beautiful food that can keep human skin glossy and delicate, eliminate acne, freckles, age spots, pregnancy spots, butterfly spots, etc. Coix seed has an improvement effect on rusting, acne, chapped, rough skin, etc.  

Active ingredients

（1）coixenolide；linoleic acid；palmitic acid

（2）cis-8-oc-tadecenoic acid；α-monoolein

（3）trans-feruloylstigmasterol； vanillin

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