白木耳的作用：味甘、性平，归肺、胃、肾经；有强精、补肾、润肠、益胃、补气、和血、强心、滋阴、润肺、生津、壮身、补脑、提神、美容、嫩肤、延年益寿之功效；用于治肺热咳嗽、肺燥干咳、妇女月经不调、胃炎、大便秘结等病症；对阴虚火旺不受参茸等温热滋补的病人是一种良好的补品
Functions of tremella: sweet in taste and neutral in nature, belong to channels of lung, stomach and kidney, have the effects of strengthening sperm, tonifying kidney, moistening intestine, nourishing stomach, tonifying vitality and blood, strengthening heart, nourishing yin, moistening lungs, promoting secretion, strengthening body, tonifying brain, refreshing beauty, tendering skin and prolonging life; it is used for treatment of diseases such as lung-heat type cough, dry-lung cough, menstrual irregularity of women, gastritis and constipation; it is a good tonic for patients with excessive heat and yin deficiency but are not suitable for warm tonic such as ginseng and velvet antler.