Ice chips do not have a refreshing effect.
Ice tablets have the effect of clearing heat and relieving pain, opening the orifices and awakening the mind. It can be used in the treatment of fever, epilepsy, phlegm, deafness, laryngeal paralysis (pharynx red, swollen and painful, or dry, foreign body sensation, or pharyngeal itching, discomfort, difficulty swallowing), eye redness, mouth sores, and pus in the ear canal.
Ice in the clinical application should not be into the soup, more with pills, loose with the relevant proprietary Chinese medicine, such as compound salvia drop pill, pearl eye drops. It can also be used externally by powdering or mixing. The adverse reactions and contraindications of ice tablets are not clear, note that pregnant women should be cautious.
From the point of view of the efficacy and role of ice tablets, ice tablets do not have the role of refreshing.
If you have a need for ice chips, you should use them under the guidance of a physician, and you should not use them on your own to avoid adverse consequences.