Job’s tears are different from raw Job’s tears in terms of efficacy and function. 1. efficacy: raw Job’s tears, also known as Coix lacryma, is the dried mature seed kernel of the plant Coix lacryma, family gramineae. Raw Job’s tears are sweet, light and cool in nature, belonging to the spleen, stomach and lung meridian, and have the effect of inducing water and seeping dampness (promoting the flow of water to get rid of dampness), strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, removing paralysis, draining pus, and removing toxins and dispersing knots. Raw Job’s tears are fried and concocted by the bran, the efficacy of the medicine is relatively calm, and it has better efficacy in strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, and inducing drainage and seepage of dampness. 2. Role: Raw Job’s tears can be used to treat symptoms such as edema, foot fungus, dysuria (unsmooth urination), and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency (diarrhea caused by weak spleen function). Job’s tears are better at treating symptoms such as diarrhea and dampness paralysis after frying. It should be noted that Job’s tears are slippery in nature and are not conducive to the tranquilization of the fetus in pregnant women, so pregnant women should take it with caution. Its adverse effects are not clear. The use of Job’s tears in the treatment of disease should be taken under the diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine, not self-medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.