Coix seed is rich in starch, protein, vitamins and amino acids needed by human body. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, clearing away heat and expelling pus, and is suitable for diarrhea, tendon contracture, edema, beriberi, intestinal carbuncle and leucorrhea. Coix seed can be used as medicine to treat edema, beriberi and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency.
The content of lysine in red bean protein is high, so it should be mixed with grain to make bean rice or bean porridge, generally made into bean paste or used as pastry raw material. Red beans are not only delicious food, but also a panacea for doctors. Chinese medicine believes that red beans are sweet, sour, flat and non-toxic, and have the effect of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen, which is more suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. It is often used in diet therapy for hypertension, atherosclerosis, edema caused by various reasons, summer heat, antipyretic toxicity, stomach strengthening and other purposes.
The main nutritional components of black rice are crude protein 12.5%, crude fat 2.7-3.8%, carbohydrate 75-84% and crude ash 1.7-2%. Inorganic salts such as manganese, zinc and copper in black rice are mostly 1~3 times higher than those in rice. It also contains special ingredients such as vitamin C, chlorophyll, anthocyanin, carotene and cardiac glycoside that rice lacks. Rice porridge boiled with black rice is fragrant and shiny, soft and delicious, rich in nutrition and good in nourishing effect, so it is called "blood-enriching rice" and "longevity rice". There is a folk saying in China that "everything must be compensated".