The difference between sorghum rice and coix seed

Sorghum rice and coix seed are two completely different foods that are well-known to everyone. Coix seed is a kind of plant with much higher medicinal properties than sorghum rice. There are two ways to eat it: raw coix seed and cooked coix seed. Raw coix seed has the effect of promoting diuresis and removing dampness, while cooked coix seed tends to have a more relieving effect. However, sorghum rice is a relatively warm food, which has the effects of harmonizing the stomach and strengthening the spleen. The two are different, but both have great edible value.

1. Job's tears, Latin name: Coix chinensis Tod., also known as: Coix seed, Job's tears, six grains, is the seed kernel of the Poaceae plant Coix. It is cool in nature, sweet and light in taste, and enters the spleen, lung, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of promoting diuresis, strengthening the spleen, removing numbness, clearing away heat and discharging pus. [1] Job's tears grows in warm and humid lands and valley streams, and is most common below 2,000 meters above sea level. [Due to the high nutritional value of Job's tears, it is known as the "king of the world's grasses"; in Europe, it is called the "grass of life and health"; in Japan, it has recently been listed as an anti-cancer food, and its value has doubled. Job's tears are easily digested and absorbed, and have a mild effect whether used for nourishment or medical purposes.

2. After sorghum is shelled, it becomes sorghum rice, commonly known as millet, reed millet,茭草,茭子, reed millet, and millet. Its Latin name is Sorghum. It is one of the five traditional grains in my country. It is an annual herb belonging to the genus Sorghum of the Poaceae family and is one of the ancient cereal crops. It has multiple edible and medicinal functions. Sorghum rice is a granular finished grain after the sorghum skin is removed. Sorghum is also known as red grain and starch millet, and was called Shushu in ancient times. The main production areas are concentrated in the hilly and mountainous areas of Northeast China, eastern Inner Mongolia, and Southwestern China. According to its properties, there are two types: japonica and glutinous, and the grain quality is divided into hard and soft. The colors of the seeds are yellow, red, black, white or grayish white, and light brown. 3. The fundamental difference between coix seed and sorghum: coix seed is cold in nature, while sorghum is warm in nature.

Job's tears contain a certain amount of vitamin E and are a beauty food. Regular consumption can keep human skin shiny and delicate, eliminate acne spots, improve skin tone, and it has a certain therapeutic effect on warts caused by viral infections. Job's tears are rich in vitamin B, which is very beneficial for preventing and treating athlete's foot.

4. Sorghum has the effects of harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, eliminating accumulation, warming the middle, astringing the intestines and stomach, and stopping cholera. Sorghum contains tannins, which have the effect of astringency and firming. Patients with chronic diarrhea can see obvious therapeutic effects by eating sorghum rice porridge regularly, but those with dry and hard stools should eat less or no sorghum. Sorghum can not only be eaten directly, but also used to make sugar and wine. Sorghum root can also be used as medicine, and its specialties are relieving asthma, diuresis and hemostasis.