Can I fry the barley first?

Corn has become increasingly popular in people's hearts in recent years, because no matter where you are, people are talking about the benefits of corn. Especially for some female friends, coix seed is simply a holy tonic. The barley that people usually buy on the street is relatively cheap, so most people need to stir-fry it before cooking it. However, many people are afraid that the nutrients of coix seeds will be lost when frying them. So is it a good idea to fry the coix seeds before putting them in the pan?

Is it better to fry or not fry coix seeds? In the short term, there is no absolute answer, because the effects of fried coix seeds and raw coix seeds are different. Each has its own benefits. The key is to treat the symptoms:

1. The efficacy of raw coix seed

Raw coix seed tastes sweet and is slightly cold in nature. It enters the lung, spleen, and large intestine meridians. It is most effective in promoting diuresis and removing dampness. It can remove dampness and wind, clear away heat and discharge pus, eliminate numbness and relieve pain. It has significant effects on urinary problems, edema, athlete's foot, and rheumatic pain.

2. The efficacy of fried coix seed

To stir-fry Job's tears, take the clean Job's tears and stir-fry them over low heat until they turn slightly yellow and puff up, then take them out and let them cool. They will have slightly burnt spots and a slight fragrance. Among the methods of brewing traditional Chinese medicine, there is also a method of stir-frying the medicine with wheat bran, which is called fried coix seed with bran. After the pan is hot, sprinkle in wheat bran, the amount is one tenth of the coix seed. When it is heated until smoking, add clean coix seed. Fry until the surface turns yellow and bulges, then take it out, sift out the wheat bran and let it cool. It will have a slight aroma. This aroma can be divided into fried yellow, fried burnt and fried charcoal according to the degree of frying of the Chinese medicine. Stir-frying until the herbs turn yellow means frying them over a low fire until they release their inherent aroma, or until they swell or burst. Frying until yellow can alleviate the excessive effects of the medicine. At the same time, the aroma it emits can also help regulate qi and relieve depression. Fried coix seed is much milder and better for the spleen and stomach.

For example, some people are prone to diarrhea, and coix seed can treat diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency. Often cooking coix seed soup and drinking it has no effect. That is because raw coix seed is used, which is cool in nature. If you use fried coix seed to cook porridge or take a spoonful to make tea, the effect will be different. Moreover, the spleen-strengthening effect of coix seed fried with bran is more prominent than that of simply fried coix seed.

Of course, in the long run, it is more recommended to fry the coix seeds.