Coix Seed (Coix lachryma; Job's Tears Seed; Yi Yi Ren) Pwd 500g

The seed has a pleasant mild flavour it can be used in soups and broths. It can be ground into a flour and used to make bread or used in any of the ways that rice is used. The pounded flour is sometimes mixed with water like barley for barley water. The pounded kernel is also made into a sweet dish by frying and coating with sugar. It is also husked and eaten out of hand like a peanut. The seed contains about 52% starch 18% protein 7% fat. It is higher in protein and fat than rice but low in minerals. This is a potentially very useful grain it has a higher protein to carbohydrate ratio than any other cereal though the hard seedcoat makes extraction of the flour rather difficult. The fruits are anodyne anti-inflammatory antipyretic antiseptic antispasmodic hypoglycaemic hypotensive sedative and vermifuge. The fruits are used in folk remedies for abdominal tumours oesophageal gastrointestinal and lung cancers various tumours as well as excrescences warts and whitlows. This folk reputation is all the more interesting when reading that coixenolide has antitumor activity. The seed with the husk removed is antirheumatic diuretic pectoral refrigerant and tonic. A tea from the boiled seeds is drunk as part of a treatment to cure warts. It is also used in the treatment of lung abscess lobar pneumonia appendicitis rheumatoid arthritis beriberi diarrhoea oedema and difficult urination. The roots have been used in the treatment of menstrual disorders. This is 2's nitrogen-flushed vacuum pack. Plum Flower is one of the most distinguished herb houses in the world. Sulfur Free Chlorine Free Aluminum Phosphate Free. Sulfites are used to give herbs the appearance of freshness. As with dried fruit unsulfured herbs look different than those that are adulterated with preservatives. Herbs that are preservative free are more natural looking and are generally darker. The brightness of the herbs may be appealing but it indicates the presence of harmful additives. Despite their appearance unsulfured herbs are more fresh and safer than regular commercially available products. The use of sulfur chlorine and aluminum phosphate was made unnecessary through the establishment of Plum Flower processing stations in China. Herb harvesters slice and process the herbs fresh avoiding the need to rehydrate dried herbs later to process. This first step is crucial as rehydration leads to decomposition and thus the need for preservatives. The herbs are then packed and the packages vacuum-packed injected with nitrogen and sealed. The nitrogen process combined with the lack of sulfur treatment inhibits the growth of anaerobic organisms resulting in safer higher quality herbs. After opening store in a cool dry place. The facilities in Lanzhou and Guang Zhou China scientifically test each batch of herbs before during and after the processing to make sure that all the active ingredients are present. Herbs are also tested to ensure that the formulas surpass all FDA guidelines regarding heavy metals. Those herbs exported to the U.S. are voluntarily submitted to the FDA for approval. Finally batches are regularly sent out for quality control testing in third-party labs to double-ensure that Plum Flower products are 100% free of pharmaceuticals preservatives and dyes. The Lanzhou and Guang Zhou factories are so clean they are certified by the Australian Government’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (GMP). These standards surpass any of the FDA and are considered the highest for any government agency in the world.