Swordflower is rich in nutritional value and medicinal value, and has obvious curative effect on cerebral arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. It has the functions of clearing away heat and moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, nourishing and beautifying, and is an excellent soup material. Cantonese people are used to cooking pork bones with it, adding candied dates or a little Siraitia grosvenorii, and cooking for an hour or two. It is sweet and beneficial, especially suitable for people who smoke and drink for a long time.