Yam and Coix Seed Congee
Ingredients
- Fresh yam (or dried yam slices) 30g
- Coix seed (yiyiren) 20g
- Jujube 5 pieces
- Rice 50g
Principle
Yam is neutral and sweet—gently tonifies lung, spleen, and kidney and strengthens spleen qi; coix seed strengthens spleen and drains damp, helping clear internal dampness and ease spleen-stomach burden. The congee is balanced and tonifies without being cloying.
Effects & uses
Suitable for gastritis with spleen-stomach weakness—poor appetite, post-meal distension, body heaviness, tending toward loose stools (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Soak coix seed 2 hours.
- Cook congee with rice and split jujubes.
- When nearly done, add yam cubes; simmer 15 minutes more.
How to use
- Eat warm as part of daily staples; count rice toward daily staple intake.
Caution
Not suitable to eat in large amounts with excess stomach acid. Daily dietary food care is not a substitute for medication.
Source
Recommended by Yang Ge, Chief Physician of Geriatrics, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (People.cn). To be manually verified.