Deacidification of adlay seed (coix lachryma-jobi var. Mayuen) miscella with anion-exchange resin

Journal of food process engineering 2007

This study examined the potential of ion-exchange adsorption technique for the deacidification of adlay seed miscella. The adsorption ...

Effects of adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf.) hull extracts on the secretion of progesterone and estradiol In Vivo and In Vitro

Experimental biology and medicine 2007

Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf.) has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for dysfunction of the endocrine sys...

The water extract of adlay seed (Coix lachrymajobi var. mayuen) exhibits anti-obesity effects through neuroendocrine modulation

American journal of chinese medicine 2007

To find out whether the immunohistochemical expression of neuropeptid Y (NPY) and leptin receptor (LR) in the rat hypothalamus is infl...

Effects of crude adlay hull acetone extract on corticosterone release from rat zona fasciculata-reticularis cells

Naunyn-schmiedebergs archives of pharmacology 2006

Adlay is a grass crop which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine and also as a nourishing food. It has been shown to posses a...

Effects of dehulled adlay on plasma glucose and lipid concentrations in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed a diet enriched in cholesterol

International journal for vitamin and nutrition research 2006

Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) is a cereal food for humans and has been also used as a superior medical herb substan...

Antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts from monascal adlay

Food chemistry 2006

Both the fungus Monascus sp. and adlay possess functional components effective in improving human health. The fungus was inoculated in...

Downregulation of progesterone biosynthesis in rat granulosa cells by adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf.) bran extracts

International journal of impotence research 2006

Adlay ( Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf.) has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for dysfunctions of the endocr...

Physicochemical properties of water-soluble polysaccharide enriched fractions of adlay and their hypolipidemic effect in hamsters

Journal of food and drug 2006

To investigate the physicochemical propertites of the water-soluble polysaccharide enriched fractions of adlay (Coix lachrymajobi L. v...

The effect of adlay oil on plasma lipids, insulin and leptin in rat

Phytomedicine 2005

This study was designed to investigate the effect of dietary adlay oil on plasma lipids, insulin and lipid peroxidation levels in rats...

Effects of adlay on azoxymethane-induced colon carcinogenesis in rats

Food and chemical toxicology 2005

Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) is a grass crop used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a nutritious food. It has...