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What are the effects and functions of coix seed?
1, medicinal

Millet kernel has the effects of invigorating spleen and diuresis, clearing away heat and relieving cough. Both leaves and roots can be used as medicine. Straw leaves are high-quality feed for livestock.

Step 2: Eat

Clove, also known as coix seed, is sweet and nutritious, containing 52%-80% carbohydrate, 0/3% protein17% fat. Oils and fats are mainly unsaturated fatty acids, of which flax oleic acid accounts for 34%, and there are special coix seed esters. Flour pasta is a kind of high-value health food.

Coix seed as food tastes like rice and is easy to digest and absorb. You can cook porridge or soup. Winter melon soup in summer and autumn can be eaten with meals, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis. Because of its rich nutrition, coix seed is a good medicine for the elderly, pregnant women and children who are weak and recovered after a long illness, and can be taken frequently.

Whether it is used for nourishing or treating diseases, the effect is very mild, slight cold does not hurt the stomach, and spleen is not nourishing. It is reported that coix seed treatment component coix seed ester not only has nourishing effect, but also is an anticancer agent, which can inhibit Ehrlich ascites cancer cells and can be used for gastric cancer and cervical cancer.

In addition to the above-mentioned functions of coix seed ester, coix seed alcohol contained in coix seed root also has the functions of lowering blood pressure, diuresis, relieving fever and expelling ascaris, and is suitable for hypertension, urinary calculi, urinary tract infections, ascariasis and the like. Coix seed leaves can be decocted in water, which is fragrant and diuretic. The usual dosage of coix seed is 20-30 grams, and the dosage can be increased to 60 grams if the patient is seriously ill.

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Edible taboos of coix seed

1, because Coix seed is sweet and slightly cold, long-term consumption will make people with deficiency-cold constitution more and more afraid of cold, leading to physical weakness, irregular menstruation and other problems.

2. The sugar contained in glutinous rice is very sticky, and eating too much may hinder digestion. People with weak stomach and intestines can cook it with coix seed and other ingredients, but don't soak it in water alone.

3. Although Coix seed has the function of lowering blood fat and blood sugar, it is only a health food and cannot be used as medicine. Therefore, patients with hyperlipidemia still need to see a doctor for treatment, and they must not eat barley to treat themselves, so as not to delay the illness or cause the illness to deepen.

4. once coix seed is combined with spinach containing more vitamin c, metal ions can easily oxidize vitamin c, making spinach lose its nutritional value. So coix seed can't be eaten with spinach.

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