The entire plant constitutes the drug and is used as medicine.
It contains a bitter resin, two bitter principles and a glucoside possessing physiological action similar to pituitrin and several steroids.
It is highly beneficial in the treatment of asthma. The juice from the leaves is used as an expectorant in catarrhal diseases.
A decoction of its leaves is given in cough as an expectorant.
Rheumatism :
The leaf juice can be given mixed with the juice of fresh ginger in the treatment.
The root bark is also useful in the treatment of rheumatism. It should be given in 4 to 8 gram doses with milk .
The bark , mixed with cow's milk, can be used beneficially as a purgative in rheumatic complaints.
Skin disorders:
The herb is beneficial in the treatment of several skin disorders. A mixture of the leaf juice and slaked lime can be applied to rhematic swellings, hard tumours and cysts (only on a doctor's supervision).
The poultice of the leaves can be applied to carbuncles (boils) with beneficial effect.
The stem and mother root of the plant can be used as tooth brush for cleaning the teeth. Regular use of this kind of brush for cleaning the teeth, can stop bad breeth or bad smell from mouth.
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