Disease Inquiry, Health Guidance, Classic Health Preservation, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Medicine, No Need to Seek Help When Sick Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, characterized by its cool nature, milky white color with light brown grooves, and sweet taste. This herb grows in damp, shady areas and matures … Read more
Coix Seed, known as Bai Yi Ren (薏苡仁), is the dried mature seed of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. mayuen (Roman.) Stapf. It is primarily produced in Fujian, Hebei, and Liaoning provinces. The seeds are harvested in autumn when the fruits are ripe, dried, and then the seeds are separated from the husk, yellow-brown … Read more
Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) According to the “New Compilation of Materia Medica”: “Coix seed is best for promoting urination without damaging the true yin energy. It is most suitable for those with excessive dampness in the lower body.” Coix seed, also known as Coix lacryma-jobi, Job’s tears, or Yi Yi Ren, is a traditional … Read more
Author: Wang Yinping, Hubei Third People’s Hospital Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) · Legendary Stories · From the “Book of the Later Han – Biography of Ma Yuan”: “Initially, Yuan was in Jiaozhi, often consuming Coix seeds (Yi Yi Ren), which could lighten the body and suppress desires, thus overcoming miasma. The southern Coix seeds … Read more
Coix seed is one of the earliest staple foods used by the Chinese and is also the most effective diuretic in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), representing a brilliant pearl in Huaxia culture.Archaeological analysis of relics from the Hemudu site has revealed that coix seeds have a history of over 6000 years. At least since the … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us A handful of Coix seeds, 11 ways to use them, can treat 8 conditions Coix seeds, known as Yi Yi Ren (薏苡仁), are commonly seen in supermarkets. Many people cook them in porridge, but they have numerous medicinal values that many may not be aware of. Below, we … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us With the recent increase in rainfall, the humidity during the spring and summer seasons has become heavier. We recommend a medicinal herb from Fujian known for its ability to dispel dampness—Yi Yi Ren (Coix Seed). Yi Yi Ren (Coix Seed), also known as Job’s Tears, thrives in warm … Read more
Yi Yi Ren (Job’s Tears), also known as Yi Mi, Yi Ren, and Liù Gǔ Zi, is an excellent dual-purpose food and medicine. It is cool in nature, with a sweet and bland taste, and is associated with the Spleen, Lung, and Kidney meridians. Its benefits include strengthening the spleen, promoting water metabolism, drying dampness, … Read more
【中 药 科 普】 The Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) As spring transitions to summer, the southern regions welcome the “return of the south wind,” with noticeable increases in humidity. Some individuals may feel heavy in body, experience weakness in limbs, lack of energy, and fatigue. These symptoms are likely … Read more
Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) Source This product is the dried mature seed of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi, belonging to the Poaceae family. Aliases Job’s tears, coix seed, yi yi ren, barley, yi mi, gan mi, sheng yi ren, mi ren, yi mi, yi ren mi, tian gu, qiao shi, qi shi, yu mo, yu … Read more