The efficacy and function of coix seed

　　Medicinal value of coix seed

　　Coix is ​​used medicinally and is a treasure throughout the body. It can be divided into coix kernel, coix leaf and coix root.

　　Coix seed is the seed kernel of Coix. It is suitable for both medicine and food. It is sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature. It can enter the spleen, kidney and lung meridian. "Lei Gongpao Pharmaceutical Properties": enters the lungs, spleen, liver, stomach and large intestine. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the lungs, clearing away heat and promoting dampness. Indications: diarrhea, dampness, muscle spasm, difficulty in flexion and extension, edema, beriberi , Pulmonary fistula, lung abscess, intestinal carbuncle, stranguria, leucorrhea, etc. disease . "Compendium": Strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the lungs and clear away heat, remove wind and dampness. Cooking meals and treating air conditioner ； Decoct it and drink it to relieve hot urination. still used stomach cancer ,son cervical cancer , chorioepithelial carcinoma, etc., as well as multiple warts.

　　Coix leaf Coix leaves. Take it in summer and autumn. The leaves contain alkaloids. It has the effect of warming the gastrointestinal tract and replenishing qi and blood. Warms the gastrointestinal tract, mainly treats epigastric cold pain and intestinal borborygmus diarrhea Symptoms. Replenishing qi and blood, it is mainly used to treat diseases such as excessive blood loss, chronic illness, and deficiency of both qi and blood.

　　Coix root is also called Dawanzi root ("Herbal Recipes"), Wugu root ("Classification of Herbal Properties"), and Diarrhea root (Chengdu "Commonly Used Herbal Treatment Manual"). For the root of Coix. Digging in autumn. According to traditional Chinese medicine, coix root is bitter-sweet, cold in nature, non-toxic, and enters the spleen and bladder meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat, diuresis, strengthening the spleen and killing insects. Mainly used to treat jaundice, edema, stranguria, hernia, amenorrhea, vaginal discharge, worm accumulation, wind-cold-dampness, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, fever and cough, Kidney deficiency low back pain , wind-fire toothache and other diseases. Modern pharmacological research has proven that Coix root contains coixin, palmitic acid, stearic acid, stigmasterol, β- and γ-sitosterol, potassium chloride, Grape Sugar, protein, starch, etc. Coix root liquid can be used to treat lung abscess and has antihypertensive, diuretic and antipyretic effects. Coix root has an abortifacient effect, so it is not suitable for pregnant women. In short, Coix is ​​a treasure of medicine all over the body. clinical Can be considered as an option.

　　The main chemical components of coix seed

　　Coix seed kernel contains 13.7% protein, 5.4% fat, 65% carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.； The fatty acid content in the seed kernel is 14.6% to 15.8% palmitic acid, 1.1% to 1.7% stearic acid, 49.3% to 59.0% oleic acid, 22.7% to 23.7% linoleic acid, trace amounts of linolenic acid to 0.5%, and contains a small amount of diacyl glycol lipids.

　　Medicinal Mechanism of Coix Seed

　　1. Barley contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, which can promote metabolism and reduce gastrointestinal burden. It can be used as a tonic food for frail patients during or after illness.；

　　2. Regular consumption of barley food is also effective in treating chronic enteritis and indigestion. Barley can enhance kidney function and has heat-clearing and diuretic effects, so it is also effective for patients with edema. ；

　　3. Modern pharmacological research has proven that barley has anti-cancer effects. Its anti-cancer active ingredients include selenium, which can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and can be used for gastric cancer, Uterus Adjuvant treatment for neck cancer；

　　4. Healthy people often eat barley, which can make the body lighter and reduce the risk of tumors.；

　　5. Barley contains a certain amount of vitamin E, which is a beauty food. Regular consumption can keep human skin shiny and delicate, eliminate acne and stains, and improve skin color. It also has a certain therapeutic effect on warts caused by viral infections.；

　　6. Barley is rich in vitamin B, which is very useful in preventing and treating beriberi.

　　Coix seed recipe

　　1. The patient who is cured of the disease has body aches and fever, and is affected by the sun in the afternoon. It is called rheumatism. This disease is caused by sweating and wind, or by long-term injury and cold: half a tael of ephedra (removed joints) (soaked in soup), one tael of licorice (broiled), half a tael of coix kernels, and ten almonds (peeled, sharpened, and fried). Use a large file of Madou, take four qian per serving, add one and a half cups of water, boil for eight minutes, remove the water and take it warm, if there is slight sweating, avoid the wind. ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" Ephedra, Almond, Coix and Licorice Decoction)

　　2 Recipe for clearing the lungs and relieving cough: Soak 200 grams of barley for 2 hours and cook porridge until just cooked. Add 50 grams of lily, 50 grams of fresh lotus root, 50 grams of white radish, and a little rock sugar, and cook for another 20 minutes.

　　3. To treat chronic rheumatic paralysis, replenish qi, benefit the intestines and stomach, eliminate edema, eliminate evil qi in the chest, and treat spasm of muscles and veins: use coix seed as powder, cook porridge with japonica rice, and eat it every day. ("Compendium" Coix Seed Porridge)

　　4. To remove rheumatism, strengthen muscles and bones, and strengthen the spleen and stomach: coix seed powder, make wine with yeast rice, or boil wine in a bag and drink it. ("Compendium" Coix wine)

　　5. To treat edema and shortness of breath: 2 liang of Yu Liren. Grind it, filter the juice with water, cook coix seed rice and eat it twice a day. ("Du Xing Fang") 6. 40 grams each of barley, yam, lotus seeds, and jujube, and 20 grams each of lily, adenophora, Cishi, and Polygonatum odorifera. Make a soup, add sugar, and take the soup with the residue. It is a refreshing tonic for those with weak body and strong fire who cannot be warmed in hot summer days. The name is: "Eight Treasures Clears and Replenishes Coolness". It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, relieving troubles and calming the nerves. It is suitable for cough due to lung deficiency, chronic diarrhea, physical weakness and excessive sweating, dry mouth at night, insomnia, excessive dreams, nocturnal emission in men and dripping leucorrhea in women. 7. Barley beauty wine: Bottle 100 grams of barley powder, add 400 ml of rice wine and soak it. You can drink it after a week, 20 ml each time. If you mix it with orange juice, lemon juice, apple juice and other fruit juices, the effect will be better. It has the effect of beautifying and beautifying the skin, and can treat rough skin, flat warts and other diseases.

　　8. Drinking water to treat thirst: boil coix seed in porridge and drink it, and cook porridge and eat it. ("Outline")

　　9. Barley and Ginkgo Soup: 60 grams of barley, 8-12 ginkgo (shelled), cook the same soup, season with appropriate amount of white sugar (or rock sugar) and eat. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, clearing away heat and draining pus. It is suitable for diseases such as spleen deficiency and diarrhea, phlegm and cough, astringent and painful urination, diabetes, edema, and flat warts in young people.

　　10 To treat jaundice and difficulty in urination: Coix root costs 5 qian to 2 liang. Wash it, mash it with a pestle and mince the juice, add half a cup of warm red wine and take it twice a day. Or take 2 liang of roots, 1 liang of wormwood, a little rock sugar, add some water and decoct it, three times a day. "Eastern Fujian Materia Medica"

　　Taboo

　　Although coix seed is a good food and good medicine, it is not suitable for everyone, and the more the better. Because barley is "digestive when cold", it should not be taken by those with polyuria, frequent urination, constipation, yin deficiency and fluid deficiency, and pregnant women. In addition, coix seed and its various extracts have an excitatory effect on uterine muscles and can promote uterine contraction, thus possibly inducing miscarriage. The Qing Dynasty's "Materia Medica Seeking Truth" also mentioned that "pregnant women should not use it indiscriminately, as it can cause sexual ejaculation." ”For this reason, Chinese medicine has included coix seed into the contraindications for pregnancy medication.