The root is rich in potassium salts, the human body moderate consumption, can to a certain extent enhance the ability of the kidneys, is conducive to the discharge of urine, but also eliminates the body's edema, play a diuretic and laxative role, you can prevent nephritis and other kidney disease.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the root of the ear into the lungs, and the rock sugar itself has a certain moisturizing effect, the two boiled water to drink, can play a role in moisturizing the lungs and coughing, due to the wind-heat caused by coughing, dizziness and other symptoms of cold and flu relief, often used to assist in the treatment of minor colds.

Chinese medicine believes that the root of the ear is a cold herb, and rock sugar boiled water to drink, can play the role of heat detoxification, can effectively the body's excess yang gas discharge, and the body of yin and yang gas, in the summer when the temperature is high, often used to soak the water to drink, there is a certain role of the summer heat.

Folding Ear Root is also known as fishweed, which is rich in fisetin, lauraldehyde and other volatile oil components, these substances are absorbed by the human body, can be inhibited by a variety of bacteria in the body, to play an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory role, but also can be used externally for minor wounds have a sterilizing effect, conducive to the recovery.