Ingredient

Job's tears / coix seed

Job's tears / coix seed is a wholesome ingredient featured in 12 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups, congee & porridge and tonic drinks & waters. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Often used in recipes for

Cooling & Summer Heat · 9 Children's Wellness · 5 Respiratory & Lung Wellness · 4 Everyday Balance · 3

Recipes with Job's tears / coix seed

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Reed Rhizome, Job's Tears and Pear Water

Traditionally clears internal heat and moistens the throat

⏱ 50 min 2 bowls

Congee & Porridge

Water Chestnut and Job's Tears (Coix) Congee

Low-purine foods traditionally used to clear damp-heat and ease gout discomfort

⏱ 1 hr 40 min 2 bowls

Soups

Job's-Tears, Red-Bean and Mung-Bean Soup with Licorice

Traditionally clears heat and drains damp

⏱ 1 hr 40 min About 4 bowls

Congee & Porridge

Hyacinth Bean, Lotus Seed and Job's Tears Congee

Traditionally strengthens digestion and supports gentle drainage

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Fresh Lotus Pod, Winter Melon and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and supports healthy fluid balance

⏱ 2 hr 10 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Winter Melon, Hyacinth Bean, Job's Tears and Frog Soup

traditionally supports postpartum water retention and dampness clearance

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls / 1 pot

Soups

Kudzu Root, Adzuki Bean, Job's Tears and Pork Rib Soup

traditionally clears heat, relieves dampness, and eases stiff neck and shoulders

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls / 1 pot

Soups

Cabbage, Job's Tears & Mung Bean Soup (with herbal wash for external use)

traditionally used to clear heat-dampness and relieve itching in eczema, hives, and skin rashes

⏱ 75 min 4 bowls (internal soup); sufficient external wash for 2–3 applications

Congee & Porridge

Mung Bean and Job's Tears Congee

Traditionally used to clear heat, resolve dampness, and support the body's defences in summer

⏱ 70 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Isatis Leaf Mung Bean Soup; Lotus Leaf Winter Melon Coix Water

Two traditional summer drinks used to support flu prevention, clear heat, and resolve dampness

⏱ 85 min 3–4 bowls each recipe

Congee & Porridge

Seaweed, Mung Bean and Job's Tears Sweet Porridge

traditionally associated with clearing damp-heat, supporting urinary flow, and aiding kidney stone management

⏱ 70 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Dendrobium and Glehnia Root Soup with Carrot and Preserved Duck Gizzard

traditionally associated with nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, and supporting digestive health

⏱ 110 min 4 bowls (serves the whole family)

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