Isikhunta sesithwathwa saziwa ngokuthi "umqhele wesikhunta" futhi simila okhunini olubolile lwezihlahla ezinamahlamvu abanzi ehlobo nasekwindla.Akuyona nje i-tonic ebalulekile yokudla okunempilo kodwa futhi i-tonic yokuqinisa abaqinile.Iphansi, imnandi, ilula futhi ayinabo ubuthi.Inemisebenzi yokuthambisa amaphaphu, ukondla isisu, ukuvuselela i-qi nokuthulisa umoya, ukuqinisa inhliziyo nobuchopho.I-Silver fungus, eyaziwa nangokuthi isikhunta esimhlophe kanyeisikhunta seqhwa, yaziwa ngokuthi "umqhele wesikhunta".
Akuyona nje i-tonic ebalulekile yokudla okunempilo kodwa futhi i-tonic yokuqinisa abaqinile.Izicukuthwane zasebukhosini ezalandela zazibheka isikhunta esiyisiliva “njengomkhiqizo wokwandisa ukuphila” kanye “nomuthi wokungafi”.I-Snow fungus ayinabo ubuthi, ayinawo umphumela wokwenza i-tonifying i-spleen kanye ne-appetizing, kodwa futhi inomphumela wokuvuselela i-qi nokuhlanza amathumbu, futhi ingakwazi ukondla i-yin futhi ithambisa amaphaphu.isikhunta seqhwafuthi ingathuthukisa ukungatheleleki kwabantu futhi ithuthukise ukubekezelelana kweziguli zesimila ku-radiotherapy kanye ne-chemotherapy.Isikhunta seqhwa sicebile amaprotheni, amavithamini, njll, ngakhoisikhunta seqhwaI-powder ine-anti-aging wrinkles kanye ne-skin tightening effect, futhi ngokuvamile isetshenziswa ingasusa ama-freckles, i-melasma, njll.