Job’s tears are the Chinese medicine Coix lacryma, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen to stop diarrhea, promoting water seepage and dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), removing paralysis, draining pus, and detoxifying and dispersing knots, and it is often used in raw form to dispel dampness and heat. Job’s tears are the dried mature seed kernels of the plant Coix lacryma, family Gramineae, which is sweet, light and cool in nature; it belongs to the spleen, stomach and lung meridians, and is used for the treatment of diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, edema, athlete’s foot, dysuria, carbuncle, swelling, sores and ulcers, and other disorders. It is usually used internally in soups, raw for clearing dampness and heat, and stir-fried for strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea. Combined with Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, it can strengthen the effect of invigorating the spleen and inducing dampness; combined with Cucurbita Pepo, it can induce diuresis and eliminate edema; combined with Cucurbita Pepo, it can invigorate the spleen and clear dampness-heat. In addition, it should be used with caution in pregnant women. Single-flavored Chinese medicine can not replace the Chinese herbal prescription to cure the disease, if there are related symptoms, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time and standardize the treatment. It is not advisable to self-medicate to avoid delaying the condition.