Used in conditions to develop the memory. Also excellent for liver diseases. Nervine tonic and stimulant used traditionally mainly for Vata disorders involving mental weakness, nervous strain.

The fruits are used for diseases of the respiratory tract (cough, bronchitis, asthma, etc) as counter-irritant and analgesic when applied locally for muscular pains and inflammation and as general tonic and hematinic. It is known to enhance the bio-availability of food and drugs as well as being a carminative.

Effective for arthritis, bronchitis, diabetes, fevers, weight loss, PMS, stress, and ulcers.It lowers cholestrol too.