Aralia elata is rich in nutrition, and the natural wild amount is very small. For this reason, from the current point of view, the international market price is more than 10,000 yuan per ton. In the domestic market, every New Year Festival, the price per kilogram can reach 70_80 yuan. It is rich in 16 amino acids and 22 trace elements, among which the contents of calcium, manganese, iron, titanium, nickel, copper and germanium necessary for human body are higher than those of ginseng. Therefore, it is known as "the best delicacy in the world" and has become one of the main wild vegetable varieties exported to Northeast China.

Spinach sprouts taste fresh and tender. After picking, wash them and blanch them in boiling water too cold. They can be mixed, simmered, salted, fried, stewed, dipped in sauce, porridge, soup and so on. The dishes cooked with all kinds of seasonings are excellent in color, fragrance, taste and shape. The tender buds of this plant are edible, which not only has certain edible value, but also has high medicinal value. Its stem bark is used as medicine, which has the effects of invigorating qi, calming nerves, strengthening tendons, expelling wind and promoting blood circulation.

The root bark can be used as medicine to invigorate qi, promote blood circulation, dispel wind, induce diuresis and relieve pain, and can be used for treating qi deficiency and weakness, neurasthenia, impotence due to kidney deficiency, rheumatism, joint pain, gastric or duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, stomach spasm, hepatitis, diabetes, nephritis and edema.