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.

Often used in recipes for

Cooling & Summer Heat · 36 Everyday Balance · 28 Digestive Wellness · 23 Skin & Natural Beauty · 19

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 4–5 bowls

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 2–3 bowls (1 daily portion)

Soups

American Ginseng, Dendrobium and Old Cucumber Soup

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

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

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 2 bowls (one day's portion)

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 4 bowls

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 4–5 bowls

Soups

Ginkgo & Job's Tears Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to moisten the lungs and drain damp during chickenpox

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 2 bowls

Soups

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

Traditionally clears summer heat and dispels damp

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4–5 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Lemon and Job's Tears Water

Traditionally supports the spleen and healthy fluid balance

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 1.5 bowls

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 About 4 bowls

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 1 pot (family-size)

Soups

Rose, Luffa and Poria Soup

Traditionally associated with brightening skin and helping fade dark spots

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 3-4 bowls

Soups

Kudzu, Soybean & Job's Tears Pork Bone Soup

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

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls

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 About 4 bowls / 1 pot

Soups

Bamboo Fungus, Wood Ear & Fish Maw Soup

Traditionally clears heat, drains dampness and supports a slimmer figure

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 to 5 bowls

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 4–5 bowls

Soups

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

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and calm the heart

⏱ 2 hr 2 bowls

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 4–5 bowls

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 3–4 bowls

Soups

Lophatherum, Job's Tears and Corn Kernel Soup

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

⏱ 50 min about 2 bowls (one child's daily portion)

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 2–3 bowls

Soups

Bottle Gourd, Adzuki Bean and Barley Soup

traditionally used to support urinary comfort and reduce summer dampness

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4 bowls

Soups

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

Traditionally used to clear heat and support recovery from chickenpox

⏱ 55 min 2 bowls

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 4 bowls

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