Job’s tears and ginger belong to the same source of medicine and food. Job’s tears and ginger tea is made by boiling barley and ginger in water for about 30 minutes; the effects of Job’s tears and ginger tea are diuresis (promoting the flow of water to get rid of dampness), detoxification (removing the cold from the surface of the muscle), warming and stopping vomiting (warming the spleen and stomach to treat vomiting caused by gastric cold). However, the effect is limited and generally does not achieve the therapeutic effect.
Job’s tear grains, the main treatment of edema, dysuria (urinary disorders), diarrhea, spleen deficiency, intestinal carbuncle (carbuncles occurring in the intestines and bowels, to fever, right abdominal pain, can be felt for the performance of the lump), warts (skin growths of sarcoma), and so on. Pregnant women should not be used with caution.
Ginger, the main treatment of wind-cold cold, cold stomach and vomiting, lung cold cough, but also can solve the fish and crab poison. Heat and Yin deficiency of internal heaters should not be served.
Job’s tears ginger tea drink after any discomfort is recommended to stop in time, timely medical attention.