Kan Wei-sung, a professor at the Chinese College of Medicine states that eaten raw, the fruit aids digestion while the leaves, stalks and shell are useful in the production of medicine.
中國醫藥學院教授甘偉松表示，菱葉、菱莖和菱殼煎服，或研末調敷，可去小兒頭瘡，及解酒、明目。