Elderly people eat barley

Job's tears is a commonly used Chinese medicine and of course it is also a food we often eat in our lives. Job's tears are rich in protein and various trace elements. Regular consumption has very good nutritional effects on the human body. As they age, the elderly’s ability to swallow food declines, and their teeth are not as strong as before. They need to eat more soft foods. How should the elderly eat coix seed? What are the benefits of coix seed for the elderly?

1. Job's tears can also enhance immunity and anti-inflammatory effects, and can promote the metabolism of blood and water in the body. Most patients with skin acne have a damp-heat constitution. Regular consumption of coix seed can improve skin metabolism by improving the patient's physical condition.

2. Job's tears tastes sweet and light, and is cool in nature. It enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and draining dampness, clearing heat and discharging pus, removing numbness, and promoting diuresis. Job's tears has the highest fiber content among all cereals. Because it contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, it can promote metabolism and reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. It has beauty and skin care effects such as treating warts and acne, lightening spots and whitening, moisturizing and removing wrinkles. In particular, the protein-degrading enzyme it contains can soften the skin's keratin, and the vitamin E has an antioxidant effect. Modern research has shown that coix seed can enhance immunity and anti-inflammatory effects, and can promote the metabolism of blood and water in the body. Most patients with skin acne have a damp-heat constitution. Regular consumption of coix seed can improve skin metabolism by improving the patient's physical condition.

3. Spleen deficiency without dampness, frequent urination

A special reminder is that people with spermatorrhea, spleen deficiency without dampness, and frequent urination should not eat it. Because coix seed is good at removing dampness, it should be used with caution by people who have lost body fluid after a fever or who usually have yin deficiency or excessive yin deficiency and fire.

4. How to eat: You can mix coix seed with rice, millet and other grains in a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2, and cook it into porridge or rice. Since Job's tears are not easy to cook, it is best to soak them in water for more than 3 hours before cooking.