Item Name:    薏米 10 oz to 10 LB Adlay Millet /Job's Tears / Coixseed
Weight:   10 ounce to 10 pound options
Origin:   China / 中國
Storage:  Store in a cool dry place.

Preparation and Uses
In Chinese medicine, the seeds strengthen the spleen and counteract “damp heat”, and are used for edema, diarrhea, rheumatoid arthritis and difficult urination. Drains dampness, clears heat, eliminates pus, tonifies the spleen. This herb is added to medicinal formulas to regulate fluid retention and counteract inflammation. It is very good for all conditions and diseases associated with edema and inflammation, including pus, diarrhea, phlegm, edema or abscesses of either the lungs or the intestines, and rheumatic and arthritic conditions. A tea from the boiled seeds is drunk as part of a treatment to cure warts. It is also used in the treatment of lung abscess, lobar pneumonia, appendicitis, rheumatoid arthritis, beriberi, diarrhea, edema and difficult urination.
Recipe:
Job’s Tears and Brown Rice Porridge
Yi yi ren dzao-mi jou
1 cup Job’s tears
1 cup brown rice
8 cups pure water
Wash and rinse the rice and Job’s tears well, then soak them in 8 cups of pure water for about 2 hours or overnight.
Pour the grain, herb and water into a large nonaluminum pot, bring to a boil, cover, then lower heat and simmer for about 1 hour, until the grain is thoroughly cooked and the fluid begins to thicken.

薏米的食用效果

1.防癌抗癌
其所含的硒元素能有效抑制癌细胞的繁殖，可用于霄癌、子宫颈癌的辅助治疗。健康人常吃薏米，能使身体轻捷，减少肿瘤发病概率。尤以脾虚湿盛的消化道肿瘤及痰热挟湿的肺癌更为适宜 。在日本，薏米被看成典型的“抗癌食品”，还能减轻肿瘤患者放化疗的毒副作用。
2.美白肌肤
保持人体皮肤光泽细腻，消除粉刺、色斑，改善肤色，并对由病毒感染引起的赘疣等有一定的治疗作用。
3.促进新陈代谢
可以起到减轻胃肠负担的作用，可作为病中或病后体弱患者的滋补食品，对慢性肠炎、消化不良等症也有较好效果。
4.降血糖
5.镇痛解热
具有镇静、镇痛及解热作用。对风湿痹痛患者有良效。
6.防治脚气病
7.清热去湿，健脾胃
天气燥热或胸中烦闷时，薏米能清除燥热，使身体舒畅。具有健脾、补肺、清热、利湿的作用，而且特别容易消化吸收，是很好的食疗食物，适合脾胃虚弱者食用。
8.增强免疫力和抗炎
薏苡仁油对细胞免疫、体液免疫有促进作用。