The efficacy and function of Coix lacryma-jobi

Coix lacryma-jobi is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. We can use Coix lacryma-jobi to treat many diseases. It also has good health-preserving effects. Therefore, we can use the different medicinal effects of Coix lacryma-jobi to solve some small problems that bother us in life.

【English name】 FLOS ERIOCAULI

[Other names] Ear brush, ear digging grass, pearl grass, drumstick grass, button grass, corn pearl [head inflorescence]

[Source] This product is the dried inflorescence with pedicels of Eriocaulon buergerianum Koern. of the Eriocaulonaceae family. Harvest in autumn, pull out the inflorescences together with the flower stems and dry them in the sun.

[Properties] The inflorescence head of this product is hemispherical, with a diameter of 4 to 5 mm; the bottom has closely arranged layers of bracts, which are light yellow-green and shiny, with densely covered white short hairs on the upper edge; the top of the inflorescence is grayish white. If you crush the inflorescence, you can see many black anthers and small yellow-green immature fruits. The flower stems are slender, of varying lengths, less than 1 mm in diameter, light yellow-green in color, and have several twisted ridges. Soft texture. Odorless, light taste.

【Identification】 The powder of this product is yellow-green. The head of the glandular hair is oblong, with 1 to 4 cells and a fine reticular texture on the surface; the stalk is single-celled. Non-glandular hairs are very long, 2-4 cells. The epidermal cells of the seed coat are oblate hexagonal in surface view, with umbrella-shaped pillars derived from the wall. The epidermal cells of the flower stem are oblong in appearance, with vertical right horny texture on the surface, and the stomata are rectangular. The pericarp cells are polygonal in surface view, and the antibulbar walls are bean-shaped and thickened. Pollen grains are round with spiral germination pores.

【Processing】 Remove impurities and cut into sections.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, sweet, neutral.

[return through meridians] Return to the liver and lung meridians.

【Functions and indications】Disperse wind-heat, improve eyesight, and remove cataracts. It is used for red eyes, swollen and painful eyes, photophobia, cataracts and wind-heat headaches due to wind-heat.

【Usage and Dosage】 4.5～9g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place.

[Notes] (1) There are two other plants in the same genus, the following two, which are also used as medicine in different regions: Eriocaulon sieboldianum Sieb . et Zucc. ex Steud .; Eriocaulon saxangulara L.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] Kaibao Materia Medica

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