Barcode: CAL0000003165

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Family: POACEAE

Scientific Name: Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Collector: J. Bhattachargee

Country: India

Uses: Leaves used as a drink for inducing fertility in women. Fruit decoction is for catarrhal infections of the air passage and inflammation of the urinary tract. Seed diuretic. Root used in menstrual disorders.