Folkloric

• Leaves as poultice for abscesses.

• Decoction of roots and leaves for fevers and cystitis.

• Sitz-bath of boiled leaves, 500 gms to a ballon of water, for rheumatic pains of waist and back.

• Applied while hot over the sinuses. Used for wounds and cuts.

• Tea is used for colds and as an expectorant; likewise, has antispasmodic and antidiarrheal benefits.

Preparations

• Headache: Apply pounded leaves on the forehead and temples. Hold in place with a sterile piece of cloth.

• Gaseous distention: Boil 2 tsp of the chopped leaves in 1 cup of water for 5 minutes. Drink the decoction while warm. Also used for upset stomach. Also for mothers' bath after childbirth.

• Boils: Apply pounded leaves as poultice daily.

• As diuretic: Boil 2 tbsp chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Take 1/2 of the decoction after every meal, 3 times a day.