Medicinal Plant #1994693

Leaves of the herb provide treatment for itching and other skin problems or diseases. Decoction of the leaves applied to treat coughs, cold and colic. "Juice employed as a cure for hoarseness, mixed with oil, applied to painful swellings." Dried leaves are made into paste to treat as a germicide on wounds in cattle. Extracted juice from the paste of Abrus precatorius leaves promote growth of human hair. "The leaf is used to treat fowl pox in poultry."

Plant is febrifuge, tonic, alterative and anthelmintic. It is useful in debility, dysentery and dyspepsia. Infusion of the plant is used in fever. Roots and leaves are febrifuge, stomachic, tonic, alterative and anthelmintic.

Neem leaf is used for leprosy, eye disorders, bloody nose, intestinal worms, stomach upset, loss of appetite, skin ulcers, diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease), fever, diabetes, gum disease (gingivitis), and liver problems. The leaf is also used for birth control and to cause abortions.

The seeds are considered abortifacient, anodyne, aphrodisiac, antimicrobial, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, emollient, febrifuge, hemostat, laxative, purgative, refrigerant, sedative, vermifuge, antidote and used in various ailments to cure headache, snakebite, blennorrhagia, boil, cancer, cold, colic, conjunctivitis, convulsion, cough, diarrhea, fever, gastritis, gonorrhea, jaundice, malaria, night-blindness, ophthalmia and rheumatism. The seeds are also used to treat diabetes and chronic nephritis.

This medicinal herb is a health rejuvenator which is widely known for its affectivity in enhancing natural immunity to fight against a number of illnesses such as fever, jaundice, skin diseases, constipation, tuberculosis, and leprosy. It is a blood purifier and general debility enhancer.

In Ayurvedic medicine, the root of Satavari is used in the form of juice, paste, decoction and powder to treat intrinsic haemorrhage, diarrhoea, piles, hoarseness of voice, cough, arthritis, poisoning, diseases of female genital tract, erysipelas, fever, as aphrodisiac and as rejuvinative.