Oblong, 5-8 mm long, 4-6 mm wide, 3-4 mm thick, with a wide groove on the ventral surface, a brown hilum at the base, and a solid powdery texture, white or yellow-white.

Coix is ??a traditional Chinese health food with both medicinal and food uses. Coix seed has the effects of diuretic and swelling, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, clearing heat and draining pus, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and enhancing immunity. Coix seed is rich in polysaccharides, and the A, B, and C sugars in the polysaccharides have hypoglycemic effects. Coix is ??cultivated throughout our country, and wild coix is ??distributed in the southern provinces.

Extended information:

1. Main ingredients

Barley contains 8 kinds of amino acids necessary for the human body, and the proportion is very close to the needs of the human body. It has been determined that every 100g of coix seed contains approximately 9.4g of protein, 2.7g of fat, 66.5g of carbohydrates, 10.33g of VB, 20.13g of VB, 7.9mg of niacin, 0.22mg of vitamin E, and 4.9g of dietary fiber. Job's tears also contain mineral elements such as phosphorus, iron, calcium, zinc, and potassium.

2. Application

As early as the 17th year of Jianwu in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, AD 41, when Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu sent General Ma Yuan Fubo to conquer Lingnan, the sergeants often ate it. Barley is used to prevent miasma; and in 754 AD (Tang Dynasty), our country listed it as one of the palace meals. Therefore, Coix has become one of the earliest grasses developed and utilized in my country.

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