♦ Used in VishaDosha, Vaatarog, Kushtha (skin diseases), Naadivran(sinus), Vran (wound).
♦ Also useful in Bhagandar (fistula in ano), Gandmala (cervical lymphadenitis), Urdhwagatrog (diseases affecting head region), Gulma, Arsha (hemorrhoids), Prameha, Yakshma (wasting syndrome).
♦ Used in tastelessness, asthma, Peenas (sinusitis), coughing, Shosh (wasting due to various diseases.
♦ It is known to purify blood as well as work as hematinic.