薏苡仁,俗称薏米,是一味常用的中药,又是一种人们常吃的食物,性味甘淡微寒,有利水消肿、健脾祛湿、舒筋除痹、清热排脓等功效,为常用的利水渗湿药。薏苡仁又是一种美容食品,常食可以保持人体皮肤光泽细腻,能消除粉刺、雀斑、妊娠斑、蝴蝶斑,对痤疮、皲裂、皮肤粗糙等都有良好的疗效。《神农本草经》说薏苡仁:“味甘,微寒。主筋急、拘挛不可屈伸,风湿痹,下气。久服轻身益气。”由此我们得知,薏苡仁可以驱除人体的湿气。湿气是阴邪,它能够伤及人的阳气,患者往往会感到全身沉重。所以,中医认为一定要把湿气给祛除出去。 Coix seed, commonly known as barley, is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, but also a kind of food commonly used by people, mild sweet taste mild, beneficial water swelling, spleen dampness, Shujin except paralysis, purulent heat and other effects for the common The water dipping medicine. Yiyiren is a beauty food, regular food can keep human skin luster and delicate, can eliminate acne, freckles, pregnancy spots, butterfly spot, on acne, chapped, rough skin and so have a good effect. “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica,” said Yiyiren: “sweet, slightly cold.” Muscle urgency, arresting non-flexion, rheumatoid arthralgia, under the gas. Jiufu light body. "Thus we learned that Coix seed can expel the human body The moisture. Moisture is evil, it can hurt people’s yang, patients tend to feel heavy body. Therefore, Chinese medicine must take moisture out.