Coix seeds have a sweet taste and a slight chill. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and dehumidifying, reducing swelling, clearing heat and draining pus, relieving muscles and eliminating paralysis, etc., and is a commonly used water-infiltrating wetting drug. Barley is widely cultivated in China, Japan and Vietnam, and its cultivation history in China has been more than 4,000 years, which is a traditional medicinal food and food grain, and is known as the "king of the world's grasses". Barley seeds are rich in amino acids, coix, coix esters, triterpenoids, barley seed kernels contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and so on.
As a kind of Traditional Chinese medicine, coix also has a long history, which is recorded as early as the Shennong Materia Medica, in which coix is called coix, "sweet and slightly cold." The main tendon is urgently cramped, cannot be bent and extended, rheumatism, and the damp heat of Yang Ming is exclusively removed. Gas. Straight to the lower focus. Serve for a long time, light and healthy. Yang Ming Qi is strong and qi is also strong. Three worms under its roots. Insects born of the damp heat of the sun.
"At that time, it was thought that the main effect of coix kernel was to dehumidify. Later, it appeared in many medical works. The porridge recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" can be used to treat rheumatic pain or four-limb cramps
Modern medical research has shown that coix kernels are rich in selenium, and selenium can effectively inhibit the reproduction of cancer cells and can be used for adjuvant treatment of a variety of cancers. Healthy people often eat barley, which can make the body light and fast, and reduce the probability of tumor onset. In particular, gastrointestinal tumors with spleen deficiency and humidity and lung cancer with hot sputum are more suitable. In Japan, barley is used as a typical "anti-cancer food" while also reducing the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer patients.
And in ancient times, people have discovered the role of coix beauty and beauty. It can lighten spots and whiten, moisturize and remove wrinkles, and can also treat facial acne, warts and so on. It is used as a food for daily beauty and health care.
1. Red bean coix porridge
Prepare the red beans, coix seeds, rice and rock sugar. Wash the red beans and coix seeds in a 1:1 ratio, soak in water and set aside, wash and soak the rice, and set aside. Put water in a pot, bring to a boil and pour in the red beans. After the red beans are boiled and flowering, add barley and rice, bring to a boil on high heat, turn to low heat and cook until viscous, and finally add rock sugar to taste according to your preference.
2. Porridge with lotus seeds
Prepare barley, lotus seeds, dried lilies, rice, honey. Wash the barley and dried lilies and set aside. Wash the lotus seeds, wash the rice, soak in water, and set aside. Add the right amount of water to the pot, add barley, rice, bring to a boil, add lotus seeds, lilies, bring to a boil again, reduce the heat, simmer until viscous, and finally add honey or brown sugar to taste.