The correct name of the big Job’s tears is big Job’s tears, small Job’s tears and big Job’s tears should be the Chinese medicine Coix lacryma, and there is no difference in its efficacy. Job’s tears are sweet and cool in nature, and are the dried mature seed kernels of the plant Coix lacryma, family Gramineae, whose effects are detoxification and dispersal of knots, elimination of paralysis, drainage of pus, strengthening of the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and promoting water retention, strengthening of the spleen and seepage of dampness. Coix seed is mainly used to treat edema, dysuria (unsmooth urination), foot fungus, diarrhea (diarrhea caused by weak spleen), dampness paralysis, lung carbuncle and intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestines and bowels, manifested by fever, pain in the right side of the abdomen, and palpable lumps) and other conditions. Job’s tears are usually decocted when taken internally. However, pregnant women need to use it with caution. Its adverse effects are not known. It should be noted that if patients need to use the Chinese medicine Coix lacryma, it is recommended to use it under the guidance of a doctor.