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利水渗湿药 · Damp-draining

Coix seed (Job's tears) yì yǐ rén · 薏苡仁

Coix lacryma-jobi

Nature and flavour. Sweet, bland, cool; Spleen, Stomach and Lung systems.

A grain as much as a medicine; one of the most widely eaten damp-draining ingredients.

性味归经。甘、淡,凉;归脾、胃、肺经。

既是药也是粮,是最普及的祛湿食材之一。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Traditional caution regarding use in pregnancy is widely cited.

孕期使用的传统注意事项被广泛引用。

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