The plant is bitter, acrid, thermogenic, anthelmintic, expectorant, carminative, digestive, stomachic, anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, cephalic, alternate, antipyretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, depurative, rejuvenating, ophthalmic, vulnerary and tonic. The roots are useful in vitiated conditions of vata, cephalalgia, otalgia, arthritis, inflammations, dyspepsia, colic, verminosis, flatulence, dysentery, uropathy, wounds ulcers, bronchitis, cough, malarial fever, haemorrhoids, dysmenorrhoea, leprosy, dematopathy, ophthalmopathy and genera l debility. The leaves are useful in vitiated conditions of vata, kaphajajvara, cephalalgia, sprains, orchitis, gout, splenohepatomegaly, otorrhoea, inflammations and ulcers. The bark is useful in vitiated conditions of vat, odontalgia, verminosis and ophthalmopathy. The flowers are useful in diarrhoea, cholera, fever haemorrhages, hepatopathy and cardiac disorders.