This product is the mature seed kernel of the gramineous perennial herb Coix (Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen (Roman) Stapf). It is produced in most parts of my country, mainly in Fujian, Hebei, Liaoning and other places. In autumn, when the fruits are ripe, cut the plants, dry them in the sun, lay down the fruits, dry them in the sun again, and remove the outer husks and seed coats. Use raw or fried.

[Property]

sweet and bland, slightly cold. act on spleen, stomach and lung channels.

[Efficacy]

promoting urination and draining dampness, strengthening the spleen, removing paralysis, clearing heat to drain pus.

1. It is used for urinary difficulties, edema, athlete's foot and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, etc. This product is sweet, tonic and light in penetration, and its effect is similar to Poria. It is especially suitable for people with spleen deficiency and dampness. If spleen deficiency, excessive edema, abdominal distension and fullness, lack of food, diarrhea, athlete's foot, etc., are often associated with Poria, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Astragalus Root A combination of medicinals. Because of its cool nature, it can clear away heat, draining dampness, and can also be used for heat stranguria syndrome. For example, "Yang's Experience Prescription" uses Coix Seed alone to treat heat stranguria.
2. For fixed arthralgia. This product can eliminate dampness, relax muscles and relieve cramps. If you have body pain due to wind-dampness, it is often used together with Ephedra, Bitter Apricot Seed, Liquorice Root, such as Ephedra, Bitter Apricot Seed, Coix Seed and Licorice Decoction. If the wind-dampness is chronic, the muscles and pulses are contracted, and the edema is severe, use Coix Seed to cook porridge and take it, such as Coix Seed porridge in "Food Medicine Heart Mirror". If dampness and heat are accumulated in the meridians, it can be used together with Talc and Forsythia, such as Impediment-Diffusing Decoction.
3. For lung abscess, intestinal abscess. This product clears the heat from the lungs and intestines, expelling pus and eliminates carbuncle. If lung abscess chest pain means coughing up purulent phlegm, it is often used synonymously with reed stem, waxgourd seed, Peach Kernel, such as Qianjin Fang Phragmites Stem Decoction; to treat intestinal abscess, it can be used with Aconite Lateral Root, Patrinia, and combination of medicinals, such as Aconite Lateral Root Coix Patrinia Powder.

[Documentation]

1. Benjing: "Mainly tense and spasmodic, unable to bend or stretch, wind-dampness paralysis, lowering qi."
2. Bencao Gangmu: "Coix Seed, Yang It is a clear medicine that can strengthen the spleen and stomach. If it is deficient, it can nourish its mother, so it is used for lung atrophy and lung abscess. It is mainly used to treat Yangming, so it can be used for those with contracture, muscle impediment and migratory impediment. Water removes moisture, so diarrhea and edema are used."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take. 10～30g. It should be used raw to clear draining dampness and heat, and should be stir-fried to strengthen the spleen and relieve diarrhea. This product is slow-acting, so the dosage should be large. In addition to being consumed as decoction and pills, it can also be eaten as porridge, making it a good food therapy product.

Coix Seed mainly contains Coix Seed oil, Coix Seed esters, fatty oils, amino acids, etc. Coix Seed oil can prevent or reduce striated muscle contracture and has a stimulant effect on uterus. Its fatty oil can reduce serum calcium and blood sugar levels, and has antipyretic, sedative and analgesic effects. decoction has a certain inhibitory effect on cancer cells.