Names are clues, not proof of equivalence
- Yulmu: the common Korean food and agricultural term.
- Coix lacryma-jobi L.: the botanical species name; variety-level identification may still matter.
- Adlay or Job’s tears: common English names used in food and nutrition literature.
- Coix seed: a broad research or ingredient term that may refer to different seed fractions.
- Coicis Semen: a pharmacopoeial or medicinal-material term that requires attention to standards and processing.
- Yi Yi Ren: an English rendering of the Chinese medicinal-material name; check whether the record concerns a compound prescription or a single ingredient.
Always identify the material used
Whole grain, polished kernel, bran, oil, water extract, and ethanol extract are different materials. A result observed with one extract should not be presented as a general effect of every yulmu food or cosmetic.
For example, write “an in vitro study using a yulmu-bran ethanol extract,” not “yulmu is good for the skin.”
Search vocabulary used by the archive
Coix lacryma-jobi, Coix seed, Coicis Semen, adlay, Job’s tears, and Yi Yi Ren are used across different fields and regions. Searching only one name can miss food, pharmacology, or ingredient studies, so the archive follows these terms together.