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Coicis Ma-Yuen Semen

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川谷 〔川谷〕 chuān gǔ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf [= C. ma-yuen Roman.; and C. lachryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Mak.]

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This is a soft-shelled coix grown in south-eastern Asia.

See: Yì yǐ rén (薏苡仁 Coicis Semen, coix [seed])

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