Today, I'd like to introduce a beauty grain—Job's tears. For removing dampness and detoxifying, eat Job's tears.
Job's tears, also known as coix seed or barley rice, is a common traditional Chinese medicine that contains protein, various amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. There is a folk saying that eating Job's tears regularly can maintain the skin's radiance and smoothness, and eliminate acne, freckles, age spots, and other blemishes.
There is also a story about Job's tears. It is said that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the famous general Ma Yuan led his army to the southern border to fight, and many soldiers in the army fell ill. The local people had a method of using Job's tears to treat the miasma, and it proved to be very effective. When Ma Yuan returned triumphantly after pacifying the southern border, he brought back several carts of Job's tears seeds. Who would have thought that after Ma Yuan's death, someone in the court falsely accused him of bringing back several carts of Job's tears, which were actually a large amount of pearls he had plundered. This led to the idiom "Job's tears and pearls," which means to be falsely accused and suffer a great injustice.
Winter Melon Peel and Job's Tears Soup
Both Job's tears and red beans are superfoods for detoxification. When combined, they can expel dampness from the body and are suitable for people with heavy internal dampness. Job's tears are slightly cool in nature, so making a soup with foods that have a warming and nourishing effect is a perfect match.