The Chinese feel that sarsaparilla has special body-cooling properties, and with the addition of salt, can help cure a summer cold.
卅九年，黑松沙士問世，因其含有一種自植物提煉的香料，口味辛辣，氣也較猛，喝來備覺清涼止渴，故一直極受歡迎，尤其是勞動人士最為愛好。或許因其頗能消暑止渴，民間因此傳說沙士有降火之效；還有人說，感冒時，喝加鹽的沙士有助退燒與復原。