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Job's Tears / Coix Seed 薏苡仁
Yì Yǐ Rén · Coix lacryma-jobi (Semen)
Drain Dampness 利水渗湿- Nature
- Cool 凉
- Flavour
- Sweet, bland 甘、淡
- Channels
- Spleen, Stomach, Lung 脾·胃·肺
- Part used
- Ripe seed kernel
- Species
- Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen
- Origin
- Fujian, Hebei, Liaoning
Traditional actions
Drains dampness and promotes urination, strengthens the Spleen, clears heat and expels pus, relaxes sinews.
Traditionally used for
Oedema, damp diarrhoea, achy heavy limbs, damp-heat, some skin conditions.