Coix Seed (Coix lacryma-jobi) — Roasted Puffed Yi Mi Ren, 500g Loose Food Herb

Coix Seed (Coix lacryma-jobi), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Yì Mǐ Rén (薏米仁) and also called Job's Tears or Chinese Pearl Barley, is the dried, roasted, and puffed kernel of a highly revered food herb. For centuries, Yi Mi Ren has been prized as a gentle, dampness-transforming and spleen-supporting grain, used in daily congee, soups, and herbal teas to support light, comfortable digestion and a balanced constitution. Its nature is sweet, bland, and slightly cool, making it a mild yet profoundly useful herb for draining dampness, supporting the Spleen, and harmonizing the body's fluid metabolism.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional dampness-transforming food herb
• Roasted and puffed for easy brewing
• Coix lacryma-jobi (Job's Tears)
• 500g loose new-crop kernels
• Low-temperature slow-baked for aroma

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is low-temperature slow-baked and puffed to a warm ivory-cream color with a light, porous texture and a gentle toasted, nutty aroma. When brewed or simmered, the kernels soften and release a mild, subtly sweet, slightly floral infusion with a smooth, rounded mouthfeel, adding body to teas and congee without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends and daily infusions
• Congee and grain porridge
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Medicinal food soup packs
• Seasonal dampness-clearing recipes

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Yi Mi Ren is decocted into congee, soups, and gentle daily teas to support the Spleen and transform dampness. It is a classic companion to Chi Shi (Euryale seed), Fu Ling (Poria), Hong Dou (adzuki bean), and Chi Xiao Dou (red bean) in traditional dampness-clearing soup packs and grain blends. As a tea, the roasted puffed kernels are brewed alone or combined with these ingredients for a light, mildly sweet, and comforting infusion enjoyed across the humid seasons.

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