How is coix seed (Job's tears) grown, and the fruit of which plant is it?
Although cold and dampness in the body may seem like a minor ailment, it actually affects people's health, so many people buy coix seed to eat. This is because coix seed has the effect of removing dampness and dispelling cold, and eating some appropriately can provide good health benefits. However, many people say they are unclear about how coix seed is grown.
How coix seed is grown
1. Planting time
The planting time of coix seed is greatly related to climate, and this point still needs to be grasped well. Generally speaking, it can be done from March to June every year; more specifically, the earliest is from early March to mid-March each year, then from the end of March to early April, then from the end of April to early May, and the last sowing time is early June. Planting at other times will affect the yield of coix seed.
2. Planting method
The most critical part of growing coix seed is seed selection and then treatment. Choose plump, glossy grains to keep as seed, then put them into lime water to soak. After one day, take out the cloth bag and rinse it several times with clean water. This helps increase the germination rate of the seeds, and then they can be sown. The main sowing methods are the water-planting method and the dry-planting method.
3. Field management
During the entire growth process of coix seed, it still needs more ”care“, for example, timely replanting of missing seedlings. Generally, when the coix seedlings grow to five or six cm, one weeding and fertilizing should be done; the second weeding should wait until they are fifteen to twenty cm, and this time fertilizer should also be applied. Water is also crucial during the growth of coix seed. Generally, there is more water during germination, but when growing seedlings, keep it as dry as possible. Therefore, controlling the field moisture is very important, and the purpose is all for the yield of coix seed.
The fruit of which plant is coix seed
Coix seed is the seed kernel of the grass-family plant coix (Coix lacryma-jobi). Coix seed has many effects and functions, including strengthening the spleen, tonifying the lungs, and clearing heat. It promotes metabolism and reduces the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, and also has the effects of beautifying and strengthening bones and muscles. It is a favorite food of many women and middle-aged and elderly people. This food can be eaten and also used as medicine, and eating some appropriately has a strong health-preserving effect of strengthening the body.
What are the benefits of eating coix seed
1. Clearing heat and detoxifying
Coix seed is very popular in summer, and coix seed is a cold-natured food. Many friends use it with white rice, black rice, mung beans, lily, millet and other ingredients to make porridge, to eliminate excess internal heat. Eating this porridge can thus achieve the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.
2. Removing acne and whitening
Coix seed has been recorded in our country for a very long history, and its uses are also very wide. With the continuous development of science, there is more and more research on coix seed, which has further confirmed its effect in treating flat warts. Moreover, eating some coix seed appropriately in daily life also has the effect of removing acne and whitening.
3. Strengthening bones and muscles, dispelling wind-dampness
Coix seed has the effect of strengthening bones and muscles and dispelling wind-dampness, and is often used to make porridge in daily life. Coix seed contains carbohydrates, vitamin B1, B2, E and other nutrients, all several times more than white rice. Eating some coix seed appropriately can help our body speed up metabolism and supplement various energies needed by the human body.
After reading the above description, have you deepened your understanding of coix seed? Coix seed has many benefits, and everyone can eat some appropriately in daily life, but it also has certain related contraindications, which should also be clearly understood when eating.