The seeds of the plant are employed as an alexipharmic, anthelmintic and as a constituent of masalas (pedigree) for horses (Chopra et al. 1956; Kirtikar & Basu 1993), and are quite effective against roundworms and thread worms (Pullaiah 2006). At 20–25 grain dose, seeds are used as a tonic and stomachic. Seeds help in relieving cough, flatulence, intestinal colic, dysuria, and an efficacious remedy for skin diseases such as leucoderma and psoriasis. A paste of seeds may be applied locally or seeds may be either given with honey in 1–2drachm doses or a mixture of equal parts of the seeds and black pepper is made, and about a drachm of the mixture is taken with tepid water in the morning for an year in case of skin diseases (Dastur 1962; Ambasta 1986; Chatterjee & Pakrashi 1997). Seed paste is also used for destroying head lice (Dastur 1962). The seeds of the plant have been used for treating various veterinary ailments. Bark of babul, seeds of Trachyspermum ammi and V. cinerea are mixed with jaggery and given twice a day for 1 month to the animal as a tonic; decoction made by mixing fruit of Citrullus colocynthis, seeds of V. cinerea and jaggery is used to treat constipation and flatulence; seeds of V. cinerea are used to treat food poisoning while seed infusion is given to the animals for 3 days to cure fever (Galav et al. 2010).