일반명-영어
Coix seeds, Job's tears
라틴명
Coicis Semen
이명
해려 (解蠡), 기실 (起實), 의미 (薏米), 의주자 (薏珠子), 의인 (薏仁)
학명
Coix lacryma-jobi Linne var. ma-yuen Stapf (율무)
기원
율무 Coix lacryma-jobi Linne var. ma-yuen Stapf (벼과 Gramineae)의 잘 익은 씨

약성/귀경
달고(甘), 심심(淡)하며 서늘(涼)하다.
비, 위, 폐경(脾, 胃, 肺經)에 작용한다.

효능
이습건비 (利濕健脾), 이습제비 (利濕除痹), 청열배농 (淸熱排膿)

이습건비 (利濕健脾): a therapeutic method of administering pungent-flavored drying medicinals to eliminate dampness for invigorating the spleen, indicated in the treatment of dampness encumbering spleen yang

이습제비 (利濕除痹): a method to remove a group of diseases caused by the invasion of wind, cold, dampness or heat pathogen on the meridian channel involving muscles, sinews, bones and joints by increasing urine excretion and water discharge for treating internal retention of dampness

청열배농 (淸熱排膿): a therapeutic method of clearing pathogenic heat and promoting pus discharge