* The juice of the plant is used on ulcers and other skin diseases
* The fruits are used as a tonic, laxative, appetite stimulant, and for treating asthma and "excessive thirst.
* Traditionally the plant was used to treat tuberculosis.
* It is known as peddakasha pandla koora in the Telangana region. This plant's leaves are used to treat mouth ulcers that happen during winter periods of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known as manathakkali keerai in Tamil Nadu and kaage soppu in Karnataka, and apart from its use as a home remedy for mouth ulcers, is used in cooking like spinach.
* In North India, the boiled extracts of leaves and berries are also used to alleviate liver-related ailments, including jaundice.
* In Assam, the juice from its roots is used against asthma and whooping cough.
* It is used topically as a treatment for herpes zoster, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, and deep skin infections (abscesses). The bruised, fresh leaves are put on the skin to treat swelling (inflammation), burns, and ulcers.
* Chinese experiments confirm that the plant inhibits growth of cervical carcinoma in mice
==References==
* ''Jain, S.K., (1968) Medicinal Plants, Thomson Press (India) Ltd., pp133-134.