One common theme is friendship. Just like in the original series, fanfictions often explore the deep bonds between the Lycoris girls. For example, how they support each other during tough times.
The effects of Yam Fuling Gancao Tang included warming the body, nourishing the stomach, calming the mind, and so on. The poria cocos and licorice had the effects of diaphoretic, nourishing the spleen and stomach, calming the heart and calming the nerves, while the Chinese yam had the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing the lungs, nourishing the kidney and astringent essence. Fuling Gancao Tang could also treat symptoms such as water drinking, palpitation, heart arrest, sweating without thirst, difficulty in urinating, coughing and urinating, and running pigs. Modern medical research had also found that the decoction could enhance the immune system and had anti-tumor and liver protection effects. However, Fuling Gancao Tang was not suitable for people with deficiency of cold or qi deficiency.