Barley taste sweet and light, slightly cold, have the spleen, tonifying lungs, clearing heat and other effects; clinically, it has the effect of dispelling wind-dampness, strengthening the bones and muscles, tonifying the positive qi, facilitating the stomach and intestines, diuretic, and eliminating edema, and so on. It is an ancient grain and medicinal crop in China, the protein content is higher than rice, wheat, corn, etc. 5-8% on average; the fat content is higher than 2-5%. Job's tears for the elderly daily nourishment and beauty products, and has a heat and dampness, swelling and thick and spleen and other effects.

C薏仁的性质微寒偏凉，因此，严重的脾胃虚寒患者、虚冷症、孕妇、体质虚弱，身体水分不足，常出现唇干裂、口渴的人，都不适宜长期服食薏仁粥或单纯薏仁食品，得根据中医学的 "去性取用 "原则来选择适当的药材 The principle of "taking the nature from the use" in Chinese medicine should be used to choose the appropriate herbs. For example, when you eat barley porridge, mix some pepper, take the heat of pepper to counteract the coldness of barley; or with the Yin nourishing maitake, raw land together with the simmering of the widely circulated practices, all have this intention.

Barley soup: Wash, add 5 bowls of water, slowly decoction about 3, 4 hours. Strain out the broth first. Add another 2 bowls of water to the barley residue and decoct for half an hour.