Coix seed is a mature seed of the grass plant Coix. It is also a kind of grain, which can be boiled separately, and can also be boiled eight treasure porridge to eat, medicinal and food homologous, rich in nutrition. It is cultivated all over the country and is often used for raw or stir-frying.
First, the effect of coix seed:
Coix seeds are sweet, light and slightly cold. Return to the spleen, stomach, lung meridians. The effect can be to induce water leakage, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, remove paralysis, drain pus, detoxify and loosen knots. It is known as "the essential medicine for strengthening the spleen and tonifying the lungs".
It is often used for the treatment of edema, wet beriberi, unfavorable urination, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, wet paralysis, pulmonary carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, fold warts, cancer and other evidence.
Summary of Masterpieces:
"Benjing": "The main tendon is urgently cramped, cannot be bent and extended, rheumatism is paralyzed, and the breath is lower." ”
"Don't Record": "In addition to the evil qi of the bones and bones, it is beneficial to the stomach and intestines, reduces edema, and makes people edible." ”
Dietary Remedies: "Go dry and wet beriberi." ”
"Changsha Medicinal Solution": "Dry soil qingjin, lishui diarrhea, tonic soil essence, penta soil qi, runxin gold dry thirst, through the water of the water, the most diarrhea meridian rheumatism, good to open the chest diaphragm paralysis pain." ”
"Materia Medica Preparation": "Laxative water is so beneficial to the soil, so it is healthy for the spleen." Cure edema and wet paralysis, beriberi hernia, diarrhea hot shower. The soil is so golden, so it replenishes the lungs and clears the heat. Cure pulmonary fistula, cough up pus and blood. The soil is so suppressed, so the wind and heat tendons are urgently restrained. ”
Second, the compatibility application of coix kernel:
1. It is used for evidence of unfavorable urination, edema, athlete's foot and spleen deficiency and diarrhea. Coix kernel is light and wet, and can also strengthen the spleen, and the function is like poria and weak. Where the spleen is weak and wet, the water is swollen, the athlete's foot is puffy, etc., it can be used with coix kernel with other drugs. Such as matching ginseng, poria, white art, tangerine peel, etc., that is, ginseng white art scatter.
Coix seed is slightly cold, can clear the damp heat, more suitable for hot and humid shower. If it is fried, it will turn warm and dry, and it is more suitable for the evidence of spleen deficiency and diarrhea.
In addition, coix kernel is also suitable for wet temperature disease in the qi, wet evil bias victory. It is often accompanied by almonds, cocos, half-summer, magnolia, etc., that is, three-kernel soup and weed-pu xia ling soup.
"New Edition of Materia Medica": "Coix is the best at water, not to consume the true yin qi, and it is most suitable for those who are wet in the lower body." Whoever encounters the disease of water wetness, use the one or two of coix kernels as the king, and the smell of the spleen to remove the dampness, there is no one who does not work quickly, if the smell of it is peaceful and light, it is useless. ”
2. For rheumatic paralysis, tendon and pulse cramps. Coix seeds can not only penetrate wet, but also relax the veins and relieve the shortness. Treat rheumatism patients with all the pain, fever sunburn drama, often with ephedra, almonds, licorice, that is, ephedra almond coix licorice soup.
"Food Doctor's Mood": "Coix kernels are the end of the boiled porridge, eclipses, the treatment of long-term rheumatism, tendon and vein cramps, edema." ”
3. For pulmonary carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle. Coix kernel can clear heat and drain pus, treat internal carbuncle. Cure lung carbuncle cough and spit sputum, often with reed stems, winter melon kernels, peach kernels, etc., that is, a thousand golden reed stem soup. To cure intestinal carbuncles, it is often combined with appendages and defeated sauce herbs, that is, coix appendages to the defeated sauce scattered.
Peng Ziyi said: "Coix seed paste defeat sauce scattered, appendage warm back to the Yang, coix dehumidification healthy spleen stagnation, rotten sauce polyester rot new also." This intestinal carbuncle deficiency is the cure. ”
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Coix kernel, YangMing medicine also, can strengthen the spleen and stomach." Weakness supplements its mother, so pulmonary fistula and pulmonary carbuncle are used. The disease of muscles and bones is based on the treatment of Yang Ming, so it is used by those who are anxious and paralyzed. Soil can win water dehumidification, so diarrhea and edema are used. ”
In addition, coix kernel can also be used for the treatment of flat warts and tumors; Zhang Xi chunyan: yam, coix seed compatibility, can treat tuberculosis. The above effects have yet to be tapped.
Third, the use and dosage of coix kernel:
Coix kernel is originally a grain, compatible with its medicine, commonly used in the amount of more than ten grams to dozens of grams. If you cook porridge to eat, it doesn't hurt to have more. Use the spleen stir-fry, the rest of the raw use.
Wang Ang said: "Its strength is gentle, and it must be used twice as much as other medicines." Stir-fried, micro-researched. ”
Fourth, the application of coix kernel attention:
Use with caution in pregnant women.
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——TCM Practical Notes 20.7.22 night
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