Job's Tears, also known as adlay and coix, is a member of the grass family and popular in Asian cultures as a food source and for making jewelry. But the plant has also been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat dozens of conditions from arthritis to smallpox. Scientific research investigating Job's Tears hasn't been conducted much outside China and Korea, but results from those studies are discovering properties in the plant that may have potent health benefits.
Cholesterol Diabetic mice were fed the seeds from Job's Tears plants along with a high-cholesterol diet for four weeks in a study published in the "International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research" in September 2006. Compared to a control group, the seed-eating mice had significantly reduced levels of total cholesterol and harmful low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol.
Weight Loss Obese mice were injected with extracts from Job's Tears for four weeks in research published in 2004 in the journal "Life Sciences." Compared to a control group, the mice fed the extracts had reduced body weights, food intake, fat size, adipose fat tissue mass and levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.Endocrine Disorders Job's Tears extracts are used to treat endocrine disorders due to the plant's ability to decrease hormones like progesterone and testosterone.
In the December 2000 issue of the "Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine," painful menstrual symptoms were reduced 90 percent, which was a much better result than a control group treated with prescription medications. Gastrointestinal Benefits Job's Tears may also have protective benefits for the gastrointestinal system. A June 2011 study in the "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry" found that Job's Tears seeds inhibited gastric cancer cells in vitro and were also able to decrease stomach ulcers in mice.
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