Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L.var. mayuen Stapf) has been used as food and medicine for a long time, and its regulatory effects on endocrine system has been confirmed.

• 薏苡长久以来被认为是药膳兼备的食材，一些研究也指出其在性激素调节方面之作用，故本研究以其为材料，探讨其对雄性激素分泌的效应。