Taxus chinensis is favored because of its reputation of anti-cancer and health preservation. Some people will directly extract some branches, leaves and bark of Taxus chinensis to boil water to drink when they are sick with a cold, trying to cure the disease; Some people also use yew to soak in water to prevent tumors; People with tumors try to use yew to fight cancer. Medical experts warned that this practice was inappropriate.

Taxus chinensis is also called Taxus chinensis and Pinus densiflora. Taxol and taxol extracted from its plants are internationally recognized as broad-spectrum, low-toxicity and high-efficiency anticancer drugs, which are expensive, so yew is also called "biological gold".

But yew is different from paclitaxel. Experts pointed out that animal experiments and clinical practice have proved that paclitaxel has a unique anti-tumor mechanism and remarkable anti-tumor effect. It is one of the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs in clinic, and also has the functions of lowering cholesterol and anti-inflammation.