Coix Seed is the dried ripe kernel of Coix lacrymajobi L. var. ma-yuan (Roman. ) Stapf (Fam. Gramineae).

Action: To invigorate the spleen function and promote diuresis, to alleviate arthritis, to arrest diarrhea, to remove heat and facillitate the drainage of pus.

Indications: Edema, oliguria; arthritis with contracture of joints; diarrhea due to scess, appendicitis; verruca plana.