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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Main Author: LIAO Lan, LIN Sitong, LIANG Junfeng, LI Xue, CHEN Yaomian, YE Li, LI Jiaying, ZENG Xin’an
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Published: China Food Publishing Company 2025-05-01
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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
url https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-10-038.pdf
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