The efficacy of barley and red bean porridge is mainly to dispel dampness, to get rid of moisture in the body, very suitable for summer and the body of people with heavy moisture to eat. It can be eaten as a meal, and is a good product for dispelling dampness and strengthening the spleen.

Job's tears, called "Job's tears" in traditional Chinese medicine, "Shennong's Classic of the Materia Medica" classified it as a top quality, it can cure dampness paralysis, benefit the stomach and intestines, reduce edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, long service light body and benefit the qi. Red beans, called in traditional Chinese medicine as "red beans", also has a clear water, swelling, spleen and stomach effect, because it is red, red into the heart, so it can also complement the heart.