Job’s tears Chinese herbal name for Job’s tears, generally stir-fried until slightly bulging, slightly yellow surface even if fried. The medicinal source of Job’s tears is the dried mature seed kernel of the plant Job’s tears, family gramineae. It is sweet, light and cool in nature, and belongs to the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It has the effects of inducing diuresis (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, removing paralysis, draining pus, and detoxifying and dispersing knots. This medicine can be used in the treatment of edema, foot fungus, dysuria (unsmooth urination), diarrhea due to spleen deficiency (diarrhea caused by weak spleen function), dampness paralysis and constriction, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestines and bowels and manifesting itself by fever, pain in the right abdomen, and a palpable mass), warts (sarcoma growing on the skin), and cancerous tumor, among others. Adverse reactions and contraindications of Coix lacryma are not clear, but avoid eating spicy, stimulating and greasy food while taking it. If you need to use Coix lacryma, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital, under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the treatment.