Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and Medicine
Coix seeds, an excellent cereal resource rich in nutrients and pharmacologically active ingredients with balanced nutrition, have nice theoretical advantages for pharmacological applications in terms of hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, anticancer, and antitumor activities. Its pharmacologic...
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| author | LIAO Lan, LIN Sitong, LIANG Junfeng, LI Xue, CHEN Yaomian, YE Li, LI Jiaying, ZENG Xin’an |
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| description | Coix seeds, an excellent cereal resource rich in nutrients and pharmacologically active ingredients with balanced nutrition, have nice theoretical advantages for pharmacological applications in terms of hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, anticancer, and antitumor activities. Its pharmacologically active ingredients are important resources for the food industry and the development of medical and health products. This review summarizes the pharmacologically active ingredients in coix seeds, a source of both food and medicine, as well as the current status of their application in medical clinics and health foods, with the aim of offering valuable information for the development and application of coix seeds in the medicinal and food fields. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6eb6d1f8af64b708afa1d9b9623b6c02025-08-20T02:41:41ZengChina Food Publishing CompanyShipin Kexue1002-66302025-05-01461035836710.7506/spkx1002-6630-20240709-096Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and MedicineLIAO Lan, LIN Sitong, LIANG Junfeng, LI Xue, CHEN Yaomian, YE Li, LI Jiaying, ZENG Xin’an0(1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Food Manufacturing, Foshan 528225, China; 2. School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China)Coix seeds, an excellent cereal resource rich in nutrients and pharmacologically active ingredients with balanced nutrition, have nice theoretical advantages for pharmacological applications in terms of hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, anticancer, and antitumor activities. Its pharmacologically active ingredients are important resources for the food industry and the development of medical and health products. This review summarizes the pharmacologically active ingredients in coix seeds, a source of both food and medicine, as well as the current status of their application in medical clinics and health foods, with the aim of offering valuable information for the development and application of coix seeds in the medicinal and food fields.https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-10-038.pdfhomology of medicine and food; coix seed; pharmacologically active ingredients; pharmacology |
| spellingShingle | LIAO Lan, LIN Sitong, LIANG Junfeng, LI Xue, CHEN Yaomian, YE Li, LI Jiaying, ZENG Xin’an Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and Medicine Shipin Kexue homology of medicine and food; coix seed; pharmacologically active ingredients; pharmacology |
| title | Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and Medicine |
| title_full | Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and Medicine |
| title_short | Research Progress in Pharmacologically Active Ingredients of Coix Seeds as a Source of Both Food and Medicine |
| title_sort | research progress in pharmacologically active ingredients of coix seeds as a source of both food and medicine |
| topic | homology of medicine and food; coix seed; pharmacologically active ingredients; pharmacology |
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