1, diuresis and wetting
Coix seed has diuretic and repercussive effects, and can be combined with other traditional Chinese medicines to treat edema, abdominal distension, dysuria, beriberi edema and other diseases.
2. Strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea
Coix seed belongs to the spleen and stomach meridian, which can strengthen the spleen, tonify the middle energizer and stop diarrhea, especially with other Chinese herbal medicines to treat diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and dampness.
Step 3 eliminate joint pain
Coix lachryma-jobi belongs to the lung meridian, which can permeate dampness to eliminate evil, dredge meridians and relieve contracture. It can be used in combination with other traditional Chinese medicines to treat acute pain such as meridian contracture, head aversion to cold, chest tightness, and careful use caused by dampness.
4, discharge pus
Coix seed is sweet, light and cool, which can clear lung and intestine heat, expel pus and reduce swelling. It can be used in combination with other Chinese medicines to treat lung abscess, chest pain, cough with thick phlegm, intestinal abscess and other diseases.
5. Detoxify and dissipate stagnation
Coix lachryma-jobi seed is light and cool, and enters spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It can detoxify and dissipate stagnation. Mainly used in combination with traditional Chinese medicine to treat warts, cancers and tumors.
Step 6 lose weight
Coix lachryma-jobi contains the most fiber in grain.
Moreover, low fat and calories can promote the metabolism of blood and water in the body, have diuretic and edema-eliminating effects, and help defecation, which is the best choice for dieters.
7, whitening skin
Coix seed is rich in protein. Regular consumption can keep the skin shiny and delicate, and eliminate acne, freckles, age spots, pregnancy spots and butterfly spots. If eaten for a long time, it can also achieve the effect of moisturizing the skin.
8. Reduce blood lipids
Coix seed is rich in water-soluble fiber, which can absorb bile salts (responsible for digesting fat), making the absorption rate of fat in the intestine worse, thus reducing blood lipids and blood sugar.
9. Anti-cancer and cancer prevention
Coix lachryma-jobi seed is rich in coix lachryma-jobi alcohol, which can treat and prevent cancer after long-term consumption. Coicis Semen ester is an anticancer agent, which can inhibit Ehrlich ascites cancer cells and has a good effect on the treatment of gastric cancer and uterine cancer.
10, preventing cardiovascular diseases
Eating 50- 100g of coix seed every day can reduce blood cholesterol and triglyceride, and prevent hyperlipidemia, hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease and heart disease.
1 1, how to eat healthy coix seed?
(1) barley porridge
There are many ways to eat barley, and the most commonly used is porridge, such as barley red bean porridge and barley lotus leaf porridge. The former is suitable for patients with severe spleen deficiency and damp heat, while the latter is suitable for patients with high blood lipid.
Note: Soak Coix seed for 3-4 hours before cooking, and cook it with the water soaked in rice.
(2) Soak Coix seed in water to drink
In winter, the coix seed can be fried and soaked in water, which can weaken the coolness of coix seed, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.
(3) Coix seed stew
Soak 100g coix seed for half an hour, stew the soup with 500g pork, and add a few slices of ginger when stewing the soup, the soup will taste sweeter.
12, Coix lachryma-jobi is suitable for human consumption.
1, the general population can eat coix seed. It is especially suitable for various cancer patients, arthritis, acute and chronic nephritis edema, facial edema, beriberi edema, verruca plana, verruca vulgaris, molluscum contagiosum, acne and other people with rough skin and malnutrition.
2, pregnant women should not eat coix seed, coix seed is slightly cold, and the coix seed oil contained in it has an exciting effect on the uterus. Eating too much can easily lead to miscarriage, especially in the first three months of pregnancy. At the same time, people with constipation should not eat coix seed.
13, treatment effect
1. coix seed: sweet and light in taste, cool in nature. Enter spleen, stomach and lung meridians. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, clearing away heat, expelling pus, removing arthralgia and promoting diuresis. Raw coix seed is cold, good at diuresis, clearing away heat and expelling pus, removing arthralgia and relieving pain. Commonly used for dysuria, edema, beriberi, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, rheumatic joint pain, muscle spasm, damp-heat in qi and other symptoms.
2. Fried Coix seed and bran fried Coix seed: mild in nature and similar in function, but better at invigorating spleen and stopping diarrhea, but the dehumidifying effect of fried Coix seed is slightly stronger, and the spleen strengthening effect of bran fried Coix seed is slightly better. Commonly used for diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, anorexia and abdominal distension.