Dog meat warms kidney and strengthens yang, and is used for cold pain in waist and knees, long urination, frequent urination, edema, deafness and other symptoms caused by kidney yang deficiency; Warming spleen and stomach is used for abdominal distension and abdominal cold pain caused by spleen and stomach yang deficiency. Dog meat can also be used for the weakness of the elderly, such as endless urination, cold limbs and listlessness. Eating it often in winter can enhance the cold resistance of the elderly.

The meat of Pseudosciaena crocea is rich in magnesium, which has a good protective effect on the cardiovascular system and is conducive to preventing cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and myocardial infarction. Its meat also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; The swim bladder has the function of enriching blood and stopping bleeding; Bones can cure beriberi; Liver oil can heal sores, clear away heat and diminish inflammation.