Lilac fish can moisten the lung and relieve cough, relax the stomach, tonify deficiency and induce diuresis: whitebait can assist in treating lung-heat cough, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, malnutrition, dyspepsia, emaciation and other diseases.

Clove fish contains a variety of nutrients and can be eaten all over the body: whitebait is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, which makes it the first seafood. Whether dried or fresh, it has the effects of benefiting spleen, moistening lung, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, and is an excellent tonic.