Chengbu Job's Tears

Chengbu Job's Tears

　　Chengbu Job's Tears

　　In the Miao Ridge Villages of Chengbu, there grows a type of grass-like plant. Though resembling rice, it is not rice. Its seeds are pearly white and crystal-clear, shining like pearls—this is Chengbu Job's Tears, also known as "Dragon Pearl Rice." It is a grain crop, also referred to as one of the "six grains." Chengbu Job's Tears are plump, pearly white, sweet and delicious. They are not only a premium food, but also offer medicinal benefits such as strengthening the spleen, nourishing the kidneys, clearing heat, and dispelling wind. They can help treat conditions like cardiac edema, weak spleen and stomach, and chronic enteritis. With high nutritional value, they contain about 17% protein—twice that of regular rice. They are rich in starch, sugar, and various amino acids essential to the human body. Especially high in Vitamin B1, they make an excellent tonic.

　　Chengbu County in Hunan Province is known for producing Job's Tears and has long been honored as the "Hometown of Job's Tears." Job's Tears, a member of the grass family, rank highest in nutritional value among such plants. With a protein content of 17.6–18.7%, they contain 2.5 times more protein than rice. Their fat content is 11.74%, 29 times that of rice. Moreover, Job's Tears are abundant in starch, sugar, and various amino acids needed by the human body, making them a premium nutritional supplement. Whether used for cooking, making porridge, baking pastries, or brewing fine wine, they deliver excellent color, aroma, and taste, and have been regarded as a delicacy since ancient times.

　　 Chengbu Job's Tears are not only delicious but also medicinal. The grains, roots, and leaves of Job's Tears all serve as effective remedies, capable of treating a variety of ailments such as cardiac edema, beriberi, weak spleen and stomach, lung heat cough, chronic enteritis, tuberculosis, arthritis, and muscle spasms.