taste: sweet, light, slightly cold and non-toxic.

meridian tropism: entering spleen, stomach, lung and large intestine.

efficacy: clearing away damp-heat, eliminating rheumatism, facilitating urination, benefiting lung and expelling pus, strengthening spleen and stomach, and strengthening bones and muscles.

indications: rheumatic body pain, damp-heat beriberi, cramp of damp-heat tendons, damp arthralgia, edema, lung atrophy and carbuncle, cough and vomiting of purulent blood, swelling of throat arthralgia, and heat stranguria of intestinal carbuncle.

contraindications: pregnant women and people suffering from fluid exhaustion and constipation should not use it; It is not suitable for people with spermatorrhea and excessive urination.

description: the above-mentioned effects refer to the fact that raw coix seed is taken in soup; If it is used for invigorating the spleen and stomach, benefiting the stomach and intestines, and treating diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, it needs to be cooked and applied.

Coix seed has high nutritional value and is known as "the king of Gramineae in the world". Coix seed can be used as food, tastes similar to rice, and is easy to digest and absorb, and can be cooked in porridge or soup. Boiling soup with winter melon in summer and autumn can be eaten with meals, and it can clear away heat and promote diuresis. Because of its rich nutrition, Coix seed is a good medicinal food for the elderly, pregnant women and children who are weak after a long illness and recover from illness, and can be taken frequently. Whether it is used for nourishing or treating diseases, the effect is mild, slightly cold without hurting the stomach, benefiting the spleen without nourishing. It is reported that coix seed ester, a component of coix seed treatment, not only has nourishing effect, but also is an anticancer agent, which can inhibit Ehrlich ascites cancer cells and can be used for gastric cancer and cervical cancer. In addition to the above-mentioned effects of coix seed ester, coix seed alcohol contained in the root of coix seed also has the effects of lowering blood pressure, diuresis, relieving fever and expelling ascaris, and is suitable for hypertension, urinary calculi, urinary tract infections, ascariasis, etc. The leaves of coix seed can be decocted in water for tea, which is fragrant and can induce diuresis. The usual dosage of coix seed is 2-3 grams, and the dosage can be increased to 6 grams if the patient is seriously ill.

Reference of prescription:

1. Coix seed is cooked with porridge to cure lung abscess.

2. 6g of coix seed (or 18g of root) is decocted in water twice a day to treat jaundice.

3. 6 grams of coix seed and 45 grams of atractylodes macrocephala are decocted in water to treat wet and heavy back pain.

4. 4g of coix seed, 4g of yam, 4g of lotus seed and 4g of jujube, 2g of lily, 2g of adenophora adenophora, 2g of arrowroot, 2g of Polygonatum odoratum, and * * * boiled soup with sugar, which is a refreshing tonic for people who are tired of warming up in hot summer and weak body. The name is: "Eight treasures clear and cool". Has that effect of invigorating spleen, stop diarrhea, nourishing yin, moistening lung, relieving restlessness and tranquilize mind, and is suitable for cough due to lung deficiency, chronic diarrhea, physical weakness and excessive sweating, dry mouth and insomnia at night, MUBI, nocturnal emission and dreaminess of men, leukorrhagia of women, etc.

5. Coix seed mash: 1g of Coix seed, cooked into thick rice porridge. In addition, 5 grams of glutinous rice is cooked into dry rice, which is mixed with glutinous rice porridge. When it is cold, add appropriate amount of distiller's yeast and mix well (in the same way as making glutinous rice wine), and ferment into fermented wine, which can be eaten with the amount every day. It has the functions of strengthening spleen and stomach, eliminating rheumatism and strengthening bones and muscles, and can treat rheumatoid arthritis.

6. Coix seed lotus lily porridge: 5 grams of Coix seed, 3 grams of lotus seed (heart-removed) and 2 grams of lily, boiled first, and then cooked with 5 grams of japonica rice and seasoned with appropriate amount of brown sugar (or honey). It has the effects of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, moistening lung, relieving diarrhea, strengthening skin and caring skin, and is suitable for constipation, eczema of lower limbs, facial acne and other diseases.

7. job's tears porridge: 5 grams of job's tears is boiled porridge, seasoned with appropriate amount of sugar. Once a day for one month. It has the effects of invigorating spleen and removing dampness, and is suitable for spleen and stomach weakness, rheumatoid arthritis, edema, unfavorable extension and flexion of hands and feet, flat wart (wart) of skin, etc.

8. job's tears porridge: 3-6g of job's tears and 5g of japonica rice, cooked together with porridge, seasoned with appropriate amount of sugar. Has that effect of invigorating spleen and stomach, remove dampness and promoting diuresis, resisting cancer and diminish inflammation, and is suitable for asthenia or edema of the elderly, beriberi of lower limbs, inappetence, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, rheumatalgia, psoriasis, eczema, rheumatic lumbago, etc. This can be used as an auxiliary diet for preventing and treating cancer, but it is not suitable for pregnant women.

9. Coix seed and ginkgo soup: 6g of Coix seed and 8-12 pieces of ginkgo (shelled) are cooked together, and seasoned with appropriate amount of sugar (or rock sugar). Has that effect of invigorating spleen, remove dampness, clearing away heat and expelling pus.

1. coix seed beauty wine: 1g of coix seed powder is bottled, soaked in 4ml of rice wine, and can be drunk after one week, 2ml each time, and the drinking effect is better if mixed with fruit juices such as orange juice, lemon juice and apple juice. Has skin care and beautifying effects, and can be used for treating rough skin and flat wart.