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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae)

Common Names
Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren
How this plant is used
Food
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-2H-1,4-BENZOAXINE-3-ONE 0 Sprout Seedling Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY...BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
2-O-GLUCOSYL-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-KETOPINORESINOL 2 Pericarp *
6-METHOXY-BENZOXAZOLON 0 Plant *
ADENOSINE 28 Seed Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALPHA-MONOLINOLEIN 1 Plant *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 -0.34 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BENZOXAZINOIDS 2 Seed Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.0 -0.43 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALCIUM 28 Seed 50.0 282.0 -0.71 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant 798000.0 0.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 653000.0 824000.0 1.19 *
CEREBROSIDES 0 Seed Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
CIS-8-OCTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
COICIN 0 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 7 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 14 *
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipapillomic 1 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 1 *
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiPMS 4 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.