First, the medicinal value of Abrus cantonensis is: removing dampness and jaundice, clearing away heat and toxic materials, soothing the liver and relieving pain. Commonly used for damp-heat jaundice, hypochondriac discomfort, epigastric pain, breast abscess swelling and pain. Abrus cantoniensis can also be used for cooking soup and dietotherapy in rainy seasons in spring and summer.

Secondly, it is recorded in many medical books: ① Nanning Pharmacology: "Anti-inflammatory and detoxification. Treat infectious hepatitis and fracture. Leaves: pounded velvet for breast sores. " ② Illustration of Chinese Medicinal Plants: "Treating rheumatism and bone pain, internal injuries caused by falls; And as a cooling and antipyretic drug. " ③ Annals of Lingnan Materia Medica: "Clearing stagnation of heat, soothing the liver, harmonizing the spleen, and continuing to break." ④ Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Guangjun: "Clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, soothing the liver and relieving pain. Treat acute and chronic hepatitis, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, stomachache, dysuria and snake bite. "

Third, Abrus cantoniensis can be cooked with gardenia root. It has the effects of tonifying deficiency, calming nerves, cooling blood and detoxifying.