薏 (yì): (bound form) Job's tears (a grain), see 薏苡

可适当吃莲子、百合、苦瓜、绿豆汤等清热食物，以及薏仁、山药、陈皮等健脾祛湿的食物。

kě shì dāng chī lián zǐ , bǎi hé , kǔ guā , lǜ dòu tāng děng qīng rè shí wù , yǐ jí yì rén , shān yào , chén pí děng jiàn pí qū shī de shí wù .

You may eat foods that clear internal heat, such as lotus seeds, lily bulbs, bitter melon, and mung bean soup, as well as foods that strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, such as Job’s tears, Chinese yam, and dried tangerine peel.

绿豆薏苡仁汤：绿豆30克、薏苡仁30克、冰糖适量，煮汤。

lǜ dòu yì yǐ rén tāng : lǜ dòu 3 0 kè , yì yǐ rén 3 0 kè , bīng táng shì liàng , zhǔ tāng .

Mung Bean and Job's Tears Soup: 30 grams of mung beans, 30 grams of Job's tears, and rock sugar to taste; boil to make a soup.

薏米水、桂圆水、陈皮水等“网红养生水”饮料走红。

yì mǐ shuǐ , guì yuán shuǐ , chén pí shuǐ děng wǎng hóng yǎng shēng shuǐ yǐn liào zǒu hóng .

"Trendy health drinks" such as Job's tears water, longan water, and dried tangerine peel water have become popular.

主食大多是杂粮饭，将大米、小米、薏米等混合在一起蒸熟。

zhǔ shí dà duō shì zá liáng fàn , jiāng dà mǐ , xiǎo mǐ , yì mǐ děng hùn hé zài yī qǐ zhēng shú .

The staple food is mostly mixed-grain rice, made by steaming a mixture of white rice, millet, and Job's tears together.

薏苡仁味甘、淡，性凉，归脾、肺经。

yì yǐ rén wèi gān , dàn , xìng liáng , guī pí , fèi jīng .

Coix seed has a sweet and bland taste, a cool nature, and enters the Spleen and Lung meridians.