Yi Mi (Coix Seed / Job’s Tears) — Dried Food Herb for Tea, Congee & Soup

Yi Mi (Coix lacryma-jobi), also known as Coix Seed or Job's Tears and called Yì Yǐ Rén (薏苡仁) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is the dried ripe seed of a highly revered food herb. For centuries, Yi Mi has been prized as a gentle, dampness-transforming and spleen-supporting grain, traditionally used to support digestion, ease heaviness in the body, and promote light, clear wellness. Its nature is sweet, bland, and slightly cool, making it a mild yet profoundly useful herb for harmonizing the Spleen and Stomach while quietly draining excess dampness.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional dampness-transforming food herb
• Dried Coix Seed (Job's Tears)
• Coix lacryma-jobi
• Suitable for tea, congee, and soup
• New-crop, oven-dried quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully oven-dried to preserve its plump, rounded grain shape, creamy ivory color, and clean, faintly nutty aroma. When simmered, the seeds soften into a tender, slightly chewy texture and release a mild, subtly sweet, grain-like flavor that blends smoothly into congee, soups, and teas without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and grain tea blends
• Congee and grain porridge
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Red bean and coix seed dessert soup
• Daily grain staple in home cooking

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Yi Mi is decocted into congee, soups, and gentle daily teas to support the body during damp, humid seasons. It is a classic companion to red beans (chi xiao dou) in the well-known coix-and-red-bean congee, and is often simmered with ingredients like lotus seed, lily bulb, and poria for seasonal nourishment. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other grains for a light, mildly sweet infusion enjoyed throughout the day.

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