1, coix seed and red bean soup

Materials: 80g of red beans, 80g of coix seed, 80g of rock sugar, dried tangerine peel 3 yuan, jujube 10, licorice 1 0.

Practice: soak red beans and coix seed four hours in advance, then wash them and put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, then add other materials and boil them over high fire. After that, close the fire cover and stuffy for about 30 minutes. Then turn to low heat and cook for about 30 minutes.

Function: Coix seed and red bean porridge is a good medicine for treating damp evil. Coix seed can dispel dampness and benefit stomach, eliminate edema, strengthen spleen and benefit stomach, and can be taken for a long time. Red beans, known as "adzuki beans" in Chinese medicine, also have obvious diuretic and detumescence effects and spleen and stomach strengthening effects. Because they are red, they can nourish the heart.

2, glutinous rice red bean porridge

Ingredients: red beans, coix seed, rock sugar and millet.

Practice: soak red beans and coix seed in warm water for four hours, then put red beans, coix seed and millet together in a pot and add appropriate amount of water to boil. Then turn off the fire, cover and stew for 30-40 minutes, then simmer for 30 minutes, and add rock sugar to taste after porridge is formed.

Function: Modern people have great mental stress, lack of heart-qi, improper diet, little exercise, spleen deficiency and dampness. They should not only eliminate dampness, but also nourish the heart and spleen, especially barley and red beans. Moreover, the glutinous rice and red beans are cooked into porridge, which is intended to make its effective components fully absorbed by the human body, and at the same time will not cause any burden to the spleen and stomach. It is the best dietotherapy for health preservation in midsummer.

3. plums and barley

Methods: 60 grams of Fructus Mume was crushed and filtered with water to obtain medicinal juice. 200 grams of coix seed, cooked with dark plum juice. Eat it twice.

Efficacy: This prescription can induce diuresis and reduce swelling. The effect of dark plum kernel is similar to that of coix seed. It tastes slightly bitter and unpalatable, and is only used for juicing. Used for edema, dysuria, wheezing and chest distress.

4. barley porridge

Methods: Coix lachryma-jobi seed was ground into coarse powder, which was equal to japonica rice. Boil porridge with water, 1~2 times, once a day, for several days.

Efficacy: this recipe uses coix seed to cook porridge to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Used for spleen edema, rheumatic joint pain, limb contracture, etc.

5. Coix lacryma-jobi melon petal peach kernel soup

Methods: Coix seed 15g, winter melon seeds 30g, peach kernel 10g and peony bark 6g. Decoct with water.

Efficacy: Coix seed combined with winter melon seeds, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, reducing swelling and discharging pus; The combination of peach kernel and peony bark can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Used for abdominal pain due to intestinal carbuncle, palpable mass in the right lower abdomen, constipation, short and red urine, etc. Peony bark tastes bitter and turbid, and honeysuckle and dandelion can be used to clear away heat and detoxify.