Coix lachryma-jobi is sweet and light in taste, slightly cool in gas and slightly reduced in permeability, so it can dispel dampness and promote diuresis.
Coix seed tastes sweet and light, but it has degradation and exudation, which is beneficial to water. Therefore, the "dampness elimination" of coix seed is from bottom to top, and the channel of dampness elimination is mainly defecation. After eating coix seed, defecation will increase, and even diarrhea will occur. This is a normal phenomenon of eliminating dampness, as long as you are refreshed after defecation. Coix seed is good at benefiting water, so it won't consume real Yin Qi. It is best for people with wet lower body. Depending on the severity of the disease and the dosage, Yin and Yang will not be harmed, but wet disease will easily disappear.
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The evaluation of coix seed here is particularly high, which not only eliminates dampness, but also does not lose the "real Yin Qi", and there is no strict statement on the dosage, so it can be safely eaten. Especially the "wet bottom" is the best, so that these "wet" coix seeds can be easily dealt with:
Beriberi, edema of lower limbs, rheumatic joint pain, frequent urination, irregular stool, wet scrotum and abnormal leucorrhea.
1, take a handful of adzuki beans and a handful of coix seed, wash and drain.
2. Heat the casserole, stir-fry the adzuki beans and coix seed until they are slightly fragrant (it is best to buy the finished products baked at low temperature directly, this step can be omitted).
3, add the right amount of water, be sure to spill barley and red beans, soak for 3 hours.
4. Cover and bring to a boil. Turn off the fire and stew 10 minute. This step is repeated three times.
5. When boiling for the last time, add cinnamon powder (jujube slices and longan can also be used instead), then turn off the fire and simmer for half an hour.
Among them, dry frying and cinnamon powder have the meaning of warming yang and eliminating dampness. On the one hand, it can balance the coldness of coix seed, on the other hand, it can nourish yang and promote water-liquid metabolism.