The efficacy and function of coix root

As people's research on traditional Chinese medicine deepens, they gradually understand the detailed ingredients in various traditional Chinese medicines and the impact of these ingredients on everyone's health. Below I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine, Coix root, to you and describe its effects in detail. I hope it will be helpful to your study and research.

[Other names] Dawanzi root (Herbal Prescriptions), Wugu root (Classification of Herbal Properties), Urine root (Chengdu Commonly Used Herbal Treatment Manual).

[Source] It is the root of the Poaceae plant Coix , which is dug up in autumn.

【Original morphology】 The plant morphology is detailed in the entry for "Coix seeds".

[Chemical composition] The root contains coixol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, stigmasterol, β- and γ-sitosterol, potassium chloride, glucose, protein, starch, etc.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, sweet, cold.

[Meridian] "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "enters the spleen and bladder meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, promotes the removal of dampness, strengthens the spleen and kills insects. Treat jaundice, edema, gonorrhea, hernia, amenorrhea, leucorrhea, and abdominal pain caused by worms.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh product).

【Note】 "Supplement to Materia Medica": "Cooking and drinking it can induce abortion."

[Additional prescription] ① Treat jaundice like gold: boil coix root into a decoction and take frequently. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

[Clinical Application] Used to expel ascariasis: slice the coix root and dry it in the sun, take 5 jin and add 10 jin of water, boil for half an hour to extract the juice, add water to the residue and boil it again, and do this for a total of 3 times; the medicinal liquid is mixed and concentrated into 2500 ml (each ml contains 1 gram of the raw drug). Adults can take 50 ml per day in 3 divided doses before meals, or take all at once. 17 people were observed, and stool examination was performed on 6 of them one week later, and the worm eggs in 4 of them turned negative. No adverse reactions were observed after taking the medicine. In addition, 2 to 3 liang of fresh coix root was decocted and taken orally, or combined with syndrome differentiation and treatment and other Chinese medicines, to treat 4 cases of biliary ascariasis, all of which were effective. After taking the medicine, the roundworms came out of the stool and the abdominal pain was relieved.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From Shennong's Herbal Classic

The above is some introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Coix root. Coix root is very helpful for human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use symptomatic medication according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.