Medicinal uses
The root is poisonous but if administered carefully, it is a powerful cardiac tonic. Fresh leaf juice is used as eye drops to reduce swelling and improve eye sight. A paste of the root is applied externally to treat ulcers, leprosy, skin diseases, scorpion sting and snake bites (Bor and Raizada,1990; Shivarajan and Indira,1994).
Other Uses
This plant is a collector of dust and gaseous pollutants from the atmosphere. It is suitable to be planted along roadsides with heavy vehicular traffic, and around industrial areas (Boralkar, 1984).