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Coix lacryma-jobi
Job's Tears
Gramineae
If you
talk about food being medicine, then this plant must be a
front runner. It's an annual grass that tends to grow in
groups better than strung out as a row.
The
seeds strike easily, spread themselves naturally, and in the
right climate (warm with short winter) continue almost as a
perennial. The flowers and then the seeds form in the leaf
joints and range from white to blue and brown.
They
make great beads for the kids as well.
10 seeds $3.50
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This is the best
'preventative' herb I can think of. It is tonic by nature
and you can boil or mash the seeds to produce a porridge
that will reduce inflammation, strengthen the spleen, and
there is some anecdotal evidence that it works as a cancer
inhibitor.
We have found that it does ease the inflammation
resulting from gout and rheumatism.
Parts Used:
Seeds |
