Minor ailments:
sores, wounds, bruises, boils, ulcerations and abscesses, using a poultice of leaves or juice from the roots;
fever, using leaves pounded into a paste and then applied to the body;
common cold;
nosebleeds;
sore throat, pharyngitis, and cough;
tonsilitis (inflammation of the tonsils most commonly caused by viral or bacterial infection; symptoms include sore throat and fever);
stye and acute conjunctivitis;
heatstroke;
indigestion;
excessive secretion of gastric juices;
diarrhea;
edema (abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin or in one or more cavities of the body)
leukorrhea (thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge); and
napkin rash and anus rash in babies.