Job’s tears generally refers to Coix lacryma, according to the efficacy of Coix lacryma red beans, the two are not only rich in nutrients, but also has a certain function of eliminating dampness. However, the spleen and stomach cold people and pregnant women need to eat carefully under the guidance of a professional physician.
Red beans, sweet, sour, flat. Into the heart, small intestine meridian. It can promote water retention and swelling, detoxification and drainage of pus, and is the main treatment for edema and swelling, swollen feet, jaundice and urine redness, rheumatism and heat paralysis (often manifested as burning joints and muscles, pain, redness and swelling), carbuncles and sores, intestinal carbuncle and abdominal pain and other diseases.
Job’s tears, taste sweet, light, cool. Attributed to the spleen, stomach, lung meridian. It has the efficacy of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the operation of water to dispel dampness), strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, removing paralysis, draining pus, detoxifying and dispersing knots, and is used in the treatment of oedema, athlete’s foot, dysuria, intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestines and bowels, manifesting itself in fever, pain in the right side of the abdomen, and a palpable lump), etc. It is used in the treatment of sores, swelling, and poison.