Main function: 1.Mention a few, analgesic; antiphlogistic (removes heat), antispasmodic, antitussive, depurative, and narcotic. A decoction of the roots is used in the treatment of poisonous snake bites, boils and ulcers, diphtheria and epidemic Japanese B encephalitis. 2.The roots have shown antibacterial action against Bacillus dysenteriae, B. paratyphi, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, haemolytic streptococci, Epidemic encephalitis appendicitis, , poisonous snake bits, insect bites, 3.It removes heat, counteracts toxicity, causes the subsidence of swelling, alleviates pain and relieves convulsions. Boils, carbuncles, sore throat, venomus snake bit, traumatic pain, convulsions