C薏米为禾本科薏苡属草草植物，又称为苡米、苡仁、薏苡仁等，是薏苡的种仁，为传统的药食兼用谷物资源，在潮湿山谷、溪沟生长较为普遍，一年生高1.5-2米，一般土壤都可生长，适应能力很强，性喜温暖湿润气候，怕干旱、耐肥仁，在向阳、肥沃的土壤或黏壤上栽培为宜。

Types of Job's tears

Barley, also known as Coix, Coix seed, Job's tears, etc., is a traditional medicinal and food grain resources, in the humid valleys, streams and ditches growth is more common.

Coix attributes

Coix is a herbaceous plant of the family Gramineae, annual 1.5-2 meters high, the general soil can grow, adaptability is very strong, like a warm and humid climate, afraid of drought, fertilizer, in the sun, fertile soil or clay loam on the cultivation of the appropriate.

What does Job's tear look like

1, Job's tear shape Job's tear belongs to the gramineae family, is the seed kernel of Coix lacryma, which is oblong in shape, 5-8 millimeters in length, 4-6 millimeters in width and 3-4 millimeters in thickness. The seed of Job's tears is white or gray in color and has an egg shape.

2,Leaves of Job's tears are like that: The leaves of Job's tears are broad and glabrous, the racemes are axillary, and the involucre is elliptic, the apex is necked, the base is contracted with longitudinal straight stripes, and the color is light brown or dark brown.

3,Colors of Job's tears: Job's tears have a wide groove in the abdomen, inside the brown navel, the outside is white or yellowish-white, the texture is more solid, it is a relatively common cereal

Barley roles and values

1, Job's tears are rich in high-quality proteins, fats, Carbohydrates, mineral elements and vitamins, as well as polysaccharides, fatty acids and their esters, triterpenoids, flavonoids and other active ingredients, anti-tumor, free radicals, hypoglycemia and other effects.

2, Job's tears can reduce the burden on the stomach and intestines, and can be used as a tonic food for the sick and weak patients, and often eat on chronic enteritis, dyspepsia and other diseases also have an effect.