Coix lachryma-jobi seed is a traditional health food for both medicine and food in China. Coix seed has the effects of diuresis, detumescence, invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, clearing heat and expelling pus, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, and enhancing immunity. Coix lachryma-jobi seed is rich in polysaccharides, among which A, B and C sugars in polysaccharides have hypoglycemic effect. Coix lachryma-jobi is planted all over China, and wild Coix lachryma-jobi is distributed in southern provinces.
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1, main components
Coix seed contains 8 kinds of amino acids necessary for human body, and the ratio is very close to the needs of human body. According to the determination, every 100g of coix seed contains about 9.4g of protein, 2.7g of fat, 66.5g of carbohydrate, VB 10.33g, VB 20. 13g, 7.9mg of nicotinic acid, 0.22mg of vitamin E and 4.9g of dietary fiber. Coix seed also contains mineral elements such as phosphorus, iron, calcium, zinc and potassium.
2. Application
As early as the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Jianwu 17, that is, in AD 4 1 year, when Ma Yuan Fu Bo, the general of Liu Xiupai, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, went south to explore Lingnan, the sergeant often ate barley to avoid miasma. In 754 (Tang Dynasty), it was listed as one of the court meals in China. Therefore, Coix lachryma-jobi has also become one of the earliest Gramineae plants developed and utilized in China.
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