Details of Plants:Coix lachryma-jobi

Plant details

Family: Poaceae
Phytochemicals

Coixenolide
Vaccenic Acid
palmitoleic acid
NE-statewise availability

Nagaland
Vernacular Name

Nagaland: Keseiko (Angami)
Ailments cured

Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Helminthiasis
Plant parts used and methods

Seed: Taken orally
Plant References

Chase. P.E; Singh. O.P. Ethnomedicinal plants used by Angami tribe of Nagaland, India. Indian Journal of Tropical Biodiversity. (1):29-42, 2013.

Phytochemical References

Mohanraj, K; et al., IMPPAT: A curated database of Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics, Scientific reports, 8:4329, 2018.