Ingredient

Job's tears (coix)

Job's tears (coix) is a wholesome ingredient featured in 56 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups, congee & porridge and tonic drinks & waters. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Job's tears (coix) recipes for

Cooling & Summer Heat · 36 Digestive Wellness · 23 Skin & Natural Beauty · 19 Children's Wellness · 15 Respiratory & Lung Wellness · 14 Energy & Vitality · 10

What human studies say about job's tears (coix)

Lung cancer outcomes · Meta-analysis, 27 studies, 2,243 participants · 2020
Compared with platinum-based chemotherapy alone, adding Kanglaite injection was associated with higher disease control and objective response rates, better quality of life, higher CD4+ T cells, and fewer severe toxicities. Limitation: Quality of evidence was moderate to low, and the intervention was an injectable seed extract given with chemotherapy, so it is not comparable to dietary Job's tears. PubMed 31926475
Immune markers, vascular function · Randomized controlled trial · 2024
Myeloperoxidase activity rose significantly in the placebo group after 8 weeks but showed no significant change in the adlay tea group. Vascular endothelial function improved in the adlay group, especially in those over 40. Limitation: Participants were healthy adults and the outcomes were surrogate markers, so the results say little about clinical disease outcomes. Tea is a polyphenol-rich extract, not whole grain. PubMed 38945894
Gut microbiota, immune cells · Non-randomized clinical trial, 19 participants · 2021
Compared with a no-intervention group, one week of coix seed intake was associated with higher intestinal Faecalibacterium abundance and higher proportions of CD3+CD8+, CD4+ and CD4+CD25+ cells. Limitation: Very small sample (11 intervention, 8 comparison), only men, a 7-day duration, and a no-intervention comparator rather than placebo, so the findings are preliminary. PubMed 34836336

Most studies used extracts or doses that differ from home cooking. Full details in the Nourilo Research Library.

Recipes with Job's tears (coix)

Soups

Frog, Dried Scallop and Winter Melon Soup with Lean Pork

Traditionally clears summer heat and drains damp

1 hr 20 min

Soups

Mung Bean Job's Tears Hyacinth Bean Soup (Lv Dou Yi Mi Bian Dou Qu Shi Tang)

Traditionally clears heat, supports the spleen and dispels dampness

1 hr 10 min

Soups

American Ginseng, Dendrobium and Old Cucumber Soup

Traditionally restores qi, promotes fluids and clears lingering heat after a cold

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Job's Tears, Yin Chen and Da Qing Ye Soup

Traditionally taken to clear heat and toxins during recovery after shingles

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Ching Bo Leung (Clear-Tonic-Cooling) Pork Soup

A gentle, balanced tonic traditionally taken to cool and nourish in summer

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Kudzu, Water Chestnut, Three-Bean and Job's Tears Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally taken to clear lung heat and support the body in flu season

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Ginkgo & Job's Tears Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to moisten the lungs and drain damp during chickenpox

1 hr 45 min

Soups

Adzuki Bean, Black-Eyed Pea, Job's Tears and Old Cucumber Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and dispels damp

2 hr 15 min

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Lemon and Job's Tears Water

Traditionally supports the spleen and healthy fluid balance

1 hr 45 min

Herbal & Flower Teas

Water-Draining, Dampness-Clearing Tea

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and support the body in draining dampness

2 hr 10 min

Soups

Old Cucumber, Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally used to clear lingering heat and damp and settle the stomach after a cold

2 hr 15 min

Soups

Rose, Luffa and Poria Soup

Traditionally associated with brightening skin and helping fade dark spots

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Kudzu, Soybean & Job's Tears Pork Bone Soup

Traditionally supports healthy blood pressure and eases neck-and-back tension

2 hr 20 min

Herbal & Flower Teas

Houttuynia & Job's Tears Water (Fish-Mint Tea)

Traditionally helps clear damp-heat and soothe eczema-prone skin

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Bamboo Fungus, Wood Ear & Fish Maw Soup

Traditionally clears heat, drains dampness and supports a slimmer figure

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Chayote, Poria, Job's Tears and Pork Tripe Soup

A spleen-strengthening, damp-draining soup traditionally used to relieve tiredness

2 hr 30 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Job's Tears and Lily Bulb Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and calm the heart

2 hr

Soups

Salted Lemon, Winter Melon, Cowpea and Dried Duck Gizzard Soup

Traditionally used to whet the appetite and ease fluid retention

2 hr 20 min

Soups

Winter Melon, Soybean, Ginkgo and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally clears damp-heat and is associated with reducing water retention

1 hr 15 min

Soups

Lophatherum, Job's Tears and Corn Kernel Soup

Traditionally used to clear heart fire and ease restlessness in fretful children

50 min

Congee & Porridge

Lotus Seed Beauty Porridge (Lian Shi Mei Rong Geng)

traditionally used to nourish the skin, calm the mind, and support restful sleep

90 min

Soups

Bottle Gourd, Adzuki Bean and Barley Soup

traditionally used to support urinary comfort and reduce summer dampness

2 hr 15 min

Soups

Mung Bean, Job's Tears and Rush Pith Grass Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and support recovery from chickenpox

55 min

Soups

Smilax Glabra (Tu Fu Ling), Rehmannia Root and Pork Soup

traditionally used to clear heat, resolve dampness, and soothe skin irritation

3 hr 20 min

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