Coix lacryma-jobi

Coix lacryma-jobi
Family:Coix lacryma-jobi; Anodyne; Anthelmintic; Antiinflammatory; Antipyretic; Antirheumatic; Antispasmodic; Cancer; Diuretic; Hypoglycaemic; Pectoral; Refrigerant; Sedative; Tonic; Warts.
Common name:Job's tears
The fruits are anodyne anti-inflammatory antipyretic antiseptic antispasmodic hypoglycaemic hypotensive sedative and vermifuge. The fruits are used in folk remedies for abdominal tumours oesophageal gastrointestinal and lung cancers various tumours as well as excrescences warts and whitlows. This folk reputation is all the more interesting when reading that coixenolide has antitumor activity. The seed with the husk removed is antirheumatic diuretic pectoral refrigerant and tonic. A tea from the boiled seeds is drunk as part of a treatment to cure warts. It is also used in the treatment of lung abscess lobar pneumonia appendicitis rheumatoid arthritis beriberi diarrhoea oedema and difficult urination. The plant has been used in the treatment of cancer. The roots have been used in the treatment of menstrual disorders. The fruit is harvested when ripe in the autumn and the husks are removed before using fresh roasted or fermented.

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