The main effects of Job’s tears are to strengthen the spleen, relieve dampness, remove paralysis and stop diarrhea, and clear away heat and pus. Stir-frying helps to enhance its spleen-boosting effect and moderate its medicinal properties. It can be used to treat oedema and gonorrhea caused by water-dampness accumulation, urinary incontinence, and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. Coix lacryma is a diuretic (to improve urinary dribbling, urinary volume of the problem) medicine, its medicinal parts for the grain plant Coix lacryma mature seed kernel. It has a sweet, light flavor and is cool in nature. It belongs to the spleen, lung and stomach meridians. Note that this product should be used with caution for spleen deficiency without dampness, dry stools and pregnant women. When used in the treatment of edema and dysuria, it can be combined with Poria, Atractylodes Macrocephalae and Astragalus; when used in the treatment of diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, it can be combined with Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes Macrocephalae. Please use under the guidance of a doctor for specific combinations.