苡米(药用称薏苡仁),属禾本科一年生草本植物。它含有蛋白质、脂肪、糖分等多种营养成分.具有利尿、化湿、清热、排浓、缓和拘挛和滋补脾胃等功能,既可食用,又可药用,治疗多种疾病。 苡米在我县习惯于旱种,一般都在坡地或梯土上直播栽培,但空壳多,产量低,亩产仅200斤左右.如能 Yiji (medicinal Yiyiren), is a gramineous annual herb. It contains protein, fat, sugar and other nutrients with diuretic, dampness, heat, row concentration, relieve cramps and nourishing the spleen and stomach and other functions, both edible, but also for the treatment of a variety of diseases. The yi meters are used to dry cultivation in our county, which are usually planted on sloping fields or terraces. However, there are many hollow shells with low yield and only about 200 kg per mu.