ashvamantaka :

General Use:

Flowers are used to treat diarrhea and dysentery, while an infusion of the bark makes an astringent gargle.

- In India, bruised bark is applied externally to wounds and tumors.

- In the Malabar Coast, a decoction of root-bark is administered for inflammation of the liver.

- Decoction of root-bark also used as vermifuge.

- Infusion of bark used as an astringent gargle for sore throats.

- In southern India, the small, dried buds and young flowers are prescribed in dysenteric affections.

- Fruit is diuretic.

Therapeutic Uses:

The dried leaf and flower bud of B. tomentosa and a decoction of the root and bark are used medicinally by the African doctors of South Africa. In India and Sri Lanka, the root bark is used internally for conditions of the large intestine, while the flower is used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea. A decoction of the root bark is used in India as a vermifuge and an infusion of the stem bark as an astringent gargle. The fruit is said to be diuretic, and the seed is eaten in India as a tonic and aphrodisiac. In Madura, the leaf is an ingredient in a plaster applied to abscesses. A decoction of the root bark is used as a vermifuge, and an infusion made from the stem bark is used as an astringent gargle. A decoction of the root bark is used for abdominal troubles and as an anthelmintic. An infusion of the root bark is used as an external application to inflamed glands, abscesses and skin conditions, while the fruit is said to be diuretic and an infusion of the rind is used as an astringent gargle. A paste of the seed made with vinegar is used as a local application to the wounds produced by venomous animals

Systemic Use:

The root bark is vermifuge. It is used internally to treat conditions of the large intestine
An infusion of the root bark is used as an external application to treat inflamed glands, abscesses and skin conditions
The stem bark is astringent. It is used as a gargle for the mouth

The flowers are used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea

The fruit is said to be diuretic
An infusion of the rind is used as an astringent gargle

The seed is eaten as a tonic and aphrodisiac
A paste of the seed made with vinegar is used as a local application to the wounds produced by venomous animals

The leaves are an ingredient in a plaster applied to abscesses

Administration:

decoction of root bark

Pharmacological:

Leaves smell like burned rubber when rubbed, probably giving the plant its local name of baho-baho.
- Considered astringent, vermifuge.
- Seeds considered tonic and aphrodisiac.
- Fruit considered diuretic.