Antimutagenic Constituents of Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) with Potential Cancer Chemopreventive Activity

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2011

Adlay has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a nourishing food. The acetone extract of adlay hull had previously be...

Anti-inflammatory effects and chemical study of a flavonoid-enriched fraction from adlay bran

Food chemistry 2011

Anti-inflammation-guided fractionation and purification were used to evaluate the bioactivity and components of adlay (Coix lachryma-j...

Gastroprotective Activities of Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) on the Growth of the Stomach Cancer AGS Cell Line and Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Ulcers

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2011

Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) seeds have long been used to treat warts, chapped skin, rheumatism, and neuralgia in ...

Suppressive Effect of the Ethanolic Extract of Adlay Bran on Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes in Rat Liver and Lungs

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2011

Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) is a grass crop and is reported to protect against various diseases such as cancer. T...

Effects of adlay bran and its ethanolic extract and residue on preneoplastic lesions of the colon in rats

Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2011

BACKGROUND: Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) is a cereal crop used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a nutritious...

Adlay Seed Extract (Coix lachryma-jobi L.) Decreased Adipocyte Differentiation and Increased Glucose Uptake in 3T3-L1 Cells

Journal of medicinal food 2010

The aim of the present study was to investigate effects of the ethyl acetate fraction of an ethanol extract of Coix lachryma-jobi (ECL...

Dietary Supplementation with Pearl Barley (Adlay, Coix lacryma-jobi L. var Ma-yuen Stapf) Extract Increases Oxidation Resistance in the Liver of Rats ex vivo

Food science and technology research 2010

The antioxidative fraction of roasted pearl barley (adlay, Coix lacryma-jobi L. var Ma-yuen Stapf), which is used in commercial tea be...

Ethyl Acetate Fraction of Adlay Bran Ethanolic Extract Inhibits Oncogene Expression and Suppresses DMH-Induced Preneoplastic Lesions of the Colon in F344 Rats through an Anti-inflammatory Pathway

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2010

Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) is a grass crop and was reported to possess anti-inflammatory activity and an antipro...

Effect of Lactobacillus-fermented adlay-based milk on lipid metabolism of hamsters fed cholesterol-enriched diet

Food research international 2010

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of adlay milk and adlay-soymilk fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum or Lactobac...

Mast Cell-Dependent Allergic Responses Are Inhibited by Ethanolic Extract of Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) Testa

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2010

Allergy is an immune dysfunction caused by degranulation from mast cells in the early phase and cytokine secretion in the late phase o...