Editor’s Note Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren) is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and is also a food-medicine dual-purpose ingredient. It can strengthen the spleen and drain dampness, relieve pain and diarrhea, clear heat and expel pus, and promote urination without harming the body’s vital energy. It supplements spleen qi without being greasy, … Read more
【Properties】Sweet; bland, slightly cold 【Meridians】Spleen; Lung; Kidney (What does it mean to feel nostalgic about Coix Seed?)Coix Seed is a well-known medicinal and edible material. When Coix Seed is mentioned, one can easily envision its round and plump appearance, and even imagine the aroma of a soup made with coix, winter melon, and pork bones. … Read more
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Coix seed water is a health drink made by roasting coix seeds until golden and then boiling them in water. It retains the rich nutrients of coix seeds and can promote diuresis, reduce swelling, and aid in weight loss. However, there are some contraindications to drinking coix seed water, so it is best to … Read more
❖ Coix Seed, also known as Yi Yi Ren (薏苡仁), is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family, which can be annual or perennial. The seeds are used medicinally and are a widely used food-medicine dual-purpose herb, serving as an important ingredient in many delicious medicinal dishes suitable for all ages. While most people … Read more
Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica” is sweet, slightly cold, and non-toxic. It is indicated for muscle spasms, inability to bend or stretch, chronic wind-damp bi syndrome, alleviates qi, dispels evil qi from muscles and bones, relieves numbness, benefits the gastrointestinal tract, reduces edema, and promotes appetite. Long-term use lightens the body … Read more
Coix Seed, also known as Yi Yi (薏苡仁), is the seed of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. mayuen (Roman.) Stapf, which belongs to the family Poaceae. It thrives in sunny and warm, humid climates, typically cultivated at altitudes below 1200 meters in flat or sloped areas. In China, it is mainly distributed in regions … Read more
Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) Pronunciation: Yi Yi Ren Alias: Job’s tears, barley, coix seed. Functions: It promotes diuresis and dampness elimination, dispels dampness and alleviates pain, strengthens the spleen and stops diarrhea, clears heat and expels pus. It is indicated for urinary difficulties, edema, beriberi, dampness obstruction, initial stages of damp-heat, as well as … Read more
Coix (Yi Yi Ren) is propagated by seeds. Generally, the occurrence of black smut disease is severe, so seed treatment is necessary before sowing. First, remove diseased, shriveled, and immature seeds through seed selection, and then treat the healthy seeds as follows: Seed soaking with medication: Place seeds in a cloth bag and soak in … Read more
Job’s Tears (Yi Yi Ren) 【Herb Name Explanation】 Job’s Tears, first recorded in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, is classified as a superior herb. It is also known by various names such as jie li (解蠡), hui hui mi (回回米), yi zhu zi (薏珠子), qi shi (芑实), pu ti zhu (菩提珠), jiao nian zhu … Read more
Click on the top“Herbal Medicine Handbook”, then click“Follow” Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches you to recognize Chinese herbs, secret formulas, and folk remedies. Everyone should have a copy, it’s rare! Yi Yi Ren Yi Yi Ren, the name of the herb, refers to the dried mature seeds of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi, which belongs to the … Read more