Coix lachryma-jobi is the seed of Coix lachryma-jobi, also known as Coix lachryma-jobi, Coix lachryma, Coix lachryma-jobi, Coix lachryma, Coix lachryma, Coix lachryma, Coix lachryma, Hui Hui rice, millet and six millet.

Coix seed is a kind of beauty food, which can keep the skin shiny and delicate and improve the roughness of the skin. Coix seed is also a commonly used Chinese medicine, which is sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, invigorating spleen and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and tendons, clearing heat and expelling pus.

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.

Distributed in most parts of China, mostly cultivated. Fruits are harvested in autumn. Remove the shell and yellow-brown skin, collect the seeds, dry them in the sun, eat them raw or fry them.

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Matters needing attention in coix seed diet:

1, Coix seed can make the body cold, and the cold deficiency system should not be used for a long time. Pregnant women and women who are menstruating should avoid eating.

2. The sugar contained in coix seed is very sticky, and eating too much may hinder digestion.

3. Coix seed can reduce blood fat and blood sugar, but it can't be used as medicine. If you have symptoms of hyperlipidemia, you can't treat it by eating barley yourself.

4. People who avoid eating coix seed include pregnant women, people with constipation due to body fluid failure, people with spleen deficiency and dampness, people with nocturnal emission, and people with excessive urination.

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People's Daily Online-Coix lachryma-jobi seed, although clearing away heat and removing dampness, five types of people still need to eat less.