Coix seed can be eaten as a food crop, tastes like rice, is easy to digest, and can be used to cook porridge or soup. In spring and summer, you can not only use melon to make soup, but also clear away heat and dampness.
Nutritional components and functions of coix seed
Coix lachryma-jobi contains a lot of nutrients, so it is an excellent medicinal ingredient that can be taken for a long time, whether for patients with chronic diseases, weak constitution or colds, or for the elderly, pregnant women and children. In addition, whether it is used for nourishing health or seeing a doctor, its efficacy is relatively light, cold without stimulating the stomach, invigorating the spleen without being greasy. According to related reports, coix seed ester is a medicinal component contained in coix seed.
It is not only nourishing, but also an anticancer substance, which can inhibit Ehrlich's liver ascites tumor cells and is suitable for rectal cancer and cervical cancer. Coixenol contained in coix seed root not only has the effects of coix seed ester, but also has the effects of lowering blood pressure, diuresis, reducing fever and expelling worms, and can be used for lowering blood pressure, urinary calculi, urinary tract sensation and ascariasis. In addition, the leaves of Coix lachryma-jobi seed are also a treasure, which can be decocted in water as tea to drink. It tastes fragrant and has the practical effect of diuresis. Generally speaking, the dosage of coix seed is 20-30 grams, which can be increased to 60 grams if the condition worsens.
Can pregnant women eat barley?
Although highland barley is rich in nutrition, it is not suitable for everyone to take it continuously. Diners should combine their own health conditions. If the physical quality is not suitable for eating, it will do harm to human health. What needs special attention is that many people say not to eat barley during pregnancy. But what we want to say is that it is not impossible to eat during pregnancy, but we should consider our own physique. If you have a cold body, you may have an exciting effect on the cervical sarcoplasmic reticulum after eating it, causing uterine contraction, which is likely to lead to abortion. Therefore, if you can't assess your physique, don't eat as much as possible, but you must take it properly during pregnancy. It is not difficult to see that pregnant mothers and people with constipation symptoms should be forbidden to eat coix seed, especially those with nocturnal emission and excessive urination.
For lying-in women, the nutritional content of coix seed is very high, which can accelerate urination, lower blood pressure and facilitate the discharge of postpartum lochia. Coix seed is a cereal. Boiling or frying in tap water is beneficial to digestion and absorption of gastrointestinal tract. People who are often weak and tired can eat more. Coix seed contains protein enzyme that decomposes fruit, which can soften skin horniness. Long-term use can reduce skin warts and unsmooth unevenness.
It is well known that not all pregnant women can eat barley. Chinese medicine says: "Coix lachryma-jobi is sweet and light in taste, rich in floral fragrance, and slightly reduces permeability". Pregnant women with deficiency of spleen and stomach and dry stools must be cautious in the process of eating. According to the above information, everyone has mastered the advantages of coix seed. In fact, whether you can eat it or not is based on the characteristics of ingredients and your own real situation. So whether you can eat coix seed during pregnancy, women can decide for themselves by combining the performance of coix seed with their own physique.