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What is coix seed?
Coix seed, also known as Coix seed, Coix seed, Coix seed, Coix seed, Coix seed, medicinal corn, etc. Coix seed has high nutritional value,

Coix seed contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, minerals calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1,

Vitamin B2, nicotinic acid, starch, leucine, arginine, lysine, tyrosine, fatty acid, coix seed ester,

Coix seed oil, sitosterol, alkaloids and other nutrients. The content of protein, fat and vitamin B 1 is much higher than that of rice. According to ancestral medicine, coix seed is cool and sweet, and enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It has the effects of promoting diuresis, eliminating dampness, strengthening spleen and stomach, clearing away lung heat and stopping diarrhea.