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Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf 薏苡仁 (Yiyiren, Jobstears)

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Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen is an annual or perennial herb in the family of Cramineae. Its seed has now become one of the most popular Chinese herbal medicines. Although frequently used as a dietary supplement there is still controversy in terms of its classification in China and globally.

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China

    Fei Yu & Jun Zhang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Pharmacokinetics, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, 308 An-Shan West Road, Tianjin, 300193, China

    Yazhuo Li & Changxiao Liu

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  1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Beijing, China

    Yanze Liu

  2. Inst. of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zhimin Wang

  3. Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council of Canada, Halifax, Canada

    Junzeng Zhang

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Yu, F., Li, Y., Zhang, J., Liu, C. (2015). Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf 薏苡仁 (Yiyiren, Jobstears). In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_39

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