If it is in summer, it is recommended to keep it in cold storage.
Efficacy of coix seed
Coix seed is sweet and light, slightly cold, and has the effects of strengthening spleen and benefiting lung and clearing heat. Clinically, it has the functions of expelling wind and removing dampness, strengthening bones and muscles, invigorating qi and stomach, promoting diuresis and eliminating edema. ?
Matters needing attention
Coix seed is slightly cold. Therefore, patients with severe deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, pregnant women, people with weak constitution and lack of water, and people who often have chapped lips and thirst are not suitable for taking Coix seed porridge or simple Coix seed food for a long time. Therefore, we must choose the appropriate medicinal materials according to the principle of "taking it without sex" in traditional Chinese medicine.
Coix seed and winter melon sparerib soup
Ingredients: barley and wax gourd ribs
Coix seed: clearing heat and promoting diuresis, expelling wind and dampness, promoting urination, benefiting lung and expelling pus, strengthening spleen and stomach and strengthening bones and muscles.
Wax gourd: moisten lung and promote fluid production, eliminate phlegm and quench thirst, induce diuresis and reduce swelling, clear away heat and summer heat, detoxify and expel pus.
1. Add a small amount of water to the pot, boil it, then blanch the ribs to remove blood impurities.
2. After blanching, pour the water, wash the ribs, put them in a pot, and add water to boil.
3. After the water boils, put the cut wax gourd, wax gourd seeds and coix seed into the pot and simmer for one and a half hours.