The two kinds of phlegm-reducing effects are similar, but rock sugar snow pear is not suitable for people with diabetes because of its sugar content. Diabetics are more suitable to use white radish.

Rock sugar snow pear: It has the functions of moistening the lungs and clearing dryness, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, nourishing blood and promoting muscle growth. Therefore, it is effective in treating dry throat, itching, pain, hoarse voice, thick phlegm, constipation and red urine in patients with acute bronchitis and upper respiratory tract infection.

White radish enters the lungs, has a sweet and pungent nature, and returns to the lung and spleen meridian. It has the effects of lowering qi, digesting food, removing diseases and moisturizing the lungs, detoxifying and promoting body fluids, and is a diuretic and laxative. It is mainly used to treat lung weakness, lung heat, constipation, vomiting blood, bloating, stagnation of food, indigestion, excessive phlegm, and difficulty in defecation and urination.