According to The Compendium of Materia Medica (also know as Bencao Gangmu), a Chinese herbology volume written by Li Shizhen over 400 years ago, white dew can be used as a beverage, which has a cooling effect on the body.

根据四百年前李时珍编写的草药学著作《草药纲要》（也叫《本草纲目》）记载，白露被认为是一种对身体有清凉作用的饮品。