The Efficacy, Functions, and Contraindications of Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) and Its Consumption Methods Cang Zhu, also known as Mao Zhu, Mao Cang Zhu, Jin Cang Zhu, Han Cang Zhu, Chi Zhu, Jing Mao Zhu, Jing Cang Zhu, Tian Jing, Xian Jiang, Da Cang Zhu, can dry dampness, strengthen the spleen, dispel wind, and scatter cold, … Read more
Author: Ma Li, Nutrition Department, Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital Coix seed, also known as Yi Yi Ren (薏苡仁), is the dried mature seed of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi, which belongs to the Poaceae family. It is cultivated in various regions of China, with Hebei and Liaoning being the most prominent. … Read more
Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren), also known as Job’s Tears, Coix Lacryma-jobi, Chinese Pearl Barley, Hato Mame, Yi Mi, Qi Shi, Yi Zhu Zi, Cao Zhu Zhu, Hui Hui Mi, Mi Ren, and Liuguzai, is a commonly used herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and a widely consumed food. It has a sweet, bland, and … Read more
Job’s Tears, also known as Coix seed, Coix lacryma-jobi, or Pearl barley, belongs to the grass family and can be found in most supermarkets. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers Job’s Tears to have a sweet, bland, and cool nature, with the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the lungs, clearing heat, and promoting diuresis. It … Read more
Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) Source The dried mature seeds of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi, belonging to the Poaceae family. 【Alias of the Herb】Coix grain, medicinal corn, Qi coix, coix pearl, Huihui rice, Bodhi pearl, urine pearl, Tian gu, Qi mu, jade pearl. 【Properties and Channels Entered】Sweet, bland in flavor; cool in nature. Enters the … Read more
Understanding Coix Seed 【Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren)】 “Coix Seed” By Su Shi, Northern Song Dynasty Fubo rice and coix seed, a remedy against miasma. Can eliminate the poison of the five streams, but cannot save from slanderous injuries. Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren), also known as Job’s tears or coix, has a long history … Read more
Fu Ling (Poria) 1The Story of Fu Ling Fu Ling is classified as a superior herb in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Classic of Materia Medica). The Ming dynasty physician Li Shizhen explained its name in the Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica), stating: “Fu Ling, Fu Tu, Song Yu, … Read more
Recently, with the typhoon weather, although the temperature is no longer as hot as before, the humidity has greatly increased. Many people say that this year’s hot days seem to have turned into “plum rain days,” and they feel that the dampness in their bodies is heavy, waking up without energy, heavy legs, oily skin, … Read more
Fu Ling (Poria), also known as Yu Ling (Jade Spirit), Fu Ling (Poria), Wan Ling Gui (Ten Thousand Spirit Cinnamon), and Fu Tu (Poria Fungus). It is the dried sclerotium of the fungus from the family Polyporaceae. It is harvested mainly from July to September. After excavation, the soil and sand are removed, and it … Read more
Poria Cocos (Fuling) is a fungus belonging to the family Polyporaceae and the genus Poria. 01 Alias Fuling ge, Fuling pi, Fuling kuai, Bai Fuling, Bu si mian 02 Morphological Characteristics The mycelium is white and fluffy when young, turning light brown as it matures. The aerial mycelium is short and erect, often interwoven and … Read more