Explanation of Coix lachryma-jobi (1). Plant name. Annual or perennial herb with erect stems, linear lanceolate leaves, ovoid caryopsis and light brown. Seeds (coix seed) contain starch. Food, wine and medicine. Stems and leaves can be used as raw materials for papermaking. "The Biography of Ma Yuan in the Later Han Dynasty": "When you first aid the territory, you often lure Coix lachryma-jobi to keep your desires and overcome miasma." (2). It refers to the slander of tears of Coix lachryma. Song Sushi's "Rhyme with the Princes" Part V: "Clever words often meet tears of Coix lachryma, and the rest are often written."
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Coix lacryma-jobi explains that Coix lacryma-jobi is a perennial herb. Its caryopsis is oval, gray and white, like a pearl. Known as "Coix lachryma -jobi", "Coix lachryma -jobi" and "Coix lachryma -jobi", it is used for food and medicine. Radical: meter; For the explanation of Yiyi, see Yiyi. Radical: Damn it.