大白菜是我國最著名的大眾蔬菜，同時還是重要的藥用食物，對人體有補中、消食、利尿、通便、清肺熱、止痰咳等作用，可以治療肺熱咳喘、便秘、腹瀉、感冒、凍瘡等現癥。其驗方有：

（1）肺熱咳喘：白菜心1個，用筷子扎數個小孔，裝入冰糖，在砂鍋中蒸熟，吃后蓋被保暖。

（2）便秘：白菜幫洗凈切薄片，用油炒至八成熟，倒入用醬油、糖、醋、淀粉調成的汗、炒拌均勻后食用。

（3）消化不良引起的腹瀉：白菜心或嫩葉洗凈剁碎，炒熟，加入佐料，做成菜泥食用。

（4）感冒：白菜根洗凈煎湯，每日飲服1茶杯，每日2～3次。用其煎湯洗手足，可治凍瘡。

（5）凍瘡：大白菜洗凈切斷煎濃湯，每晚洗患處。

Chinese cabbage is not only one of the most popular vegetables, but also a very important medicinal food. It can replenish the middle-jiao, aid to digest the food, can be diuretic and a purge; and be helpful with clearing away the pathogenic heat of lung, Constipation, diarrhea, cold and chilblain. The proved recipes are as follows:

(1)     The pathogenic heat of lung: prepare one heart of Chinese cabbage which was filled with rock candy in the holes that pricked beforehand, boil it in an earthen pot, and Keep warm after eating.

(2)     Constipation: clean and slice the  leaves of Chinese cabbage, fry them with oil to over medium, add the liquid mixed by soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and little starch, then it can be eat after tossing.

(3)     Lientery: clean and cut up the leaves or the hearts of Chinese cabbage, fry them with seasoning, then it can be ate after mashing.

(4)     Cold: clean the roots of Chinese cabbage, and fry them first and then add some water to make some soup. One cup can be divided into 2-3 times for one day. Wash hands with it can cure the chilblain

(5)     Chilblain: clean and slice the Chinese cabbage, make pottage with them, wash chilblain with the pottage every night.