Agrocybe aegerita also has the health care functions of lowering cholesterol, enhancing immune function, inhibiting tumor and resisting aging. Agrocybe aegerita is an excellent wild edible fungus with delicious taste and crisp stems. It is also a medicinal fungus with special medicinal value. Mushroom fruiting bodies are often decocted with water in Fujian and western Fujian, which has a good effect on treating stomach cold, nephritis edema and dysuria. It is called "God Mushroom" among the people.

Agrocybe aegerita is rich in nutrition, and the content of protein is as high as 19.55%. There are 18 amino acids in protein, of which methionine accounts for 2.49%, followed by glutamic acid, aspartic acid, isoleucine, glycine and alanine. The content of total amino acids is 16.86%, especially the eight amino acids that can't be synthesized by human body, which are rich in B vitamins and mineral elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc.