Coix lachryma-jobi made in China is the dried and mature seed of Coix lachryma, also known as Coix lachryma, medicinal corn, water corn (northeast), evening rosary (Fujian), Liugu rice (Guangxi) and pearl rice (Guizhou). Rectangular, 5-8 mm long, 4-6 mm wide and 3-4 mm thick, with a wide groove on the abdomen cover and a brown bottom? Coix seed is characterized by umbilical cord, solid texture, powder, white or yellowish white.
Dutch coix seed is produced in the Netherlands. Because of the climate, it is not pure white, and some are black and blue, with uneven illumination and immature particles. Dutch coix seed looks smaller, with uniform size, full particles and less black and blue.
Dutch coix seed can replace pearls as raw materials for coix seed wine, coix seed tea, coix seed porridge, coix seed lemonade, coix seed rice and milk tea shops. Porridge tastes super smooth and is suitable for the elderly. It smells better than domestic coix seed.
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Taboos for eating coix seed:
1, deficiency and cold constitution should not eat more.
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. Patients with hyperlipidemia can't treat themselves with coix seed.
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.
3. Pregnant women should not eat more.
Pregnant women eat more barley, which will cause uterine contraction of pregnant women and easily lead to fetal abortion, so pregnant women had better not eat barley. Finally, although coix seed is delicious, it will bring harm to the pregnant woman's body and the fetus in her stomach because of her special physique. Therefore, pregnant mothers must be aware of the side effects of pregnant women eating barley.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-coix seed
People's Network-What are the taboos and effects of eating coix seed?