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薏苡仁 Coix Seed Yi Yi Ren

ID: D00668

Pharmaceutical Name:
Semen Coicis

Latin name:
Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf

Location: 7

Chinese Name

薏苡仁

Chinese Pinyin

Yi Yi Ren

English Name

Coix Seed

Family

Poaceae/Gramineae

Taste

slightly sweet

Odour

faint

Clinical Indications

1. Chronic enteritis, diarrhoea
2. Morbid leukorrhoea
3. Oedema
4. Warts, eczema

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Diuresis-Inducing Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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