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This weed is not used for edible purposes, but it has some medicinal benefits identified by the Birhor community.

Medicinal values for: cough, headache, dysentery, cuts, wounds, skin diseases, toothaches

• Plant: A decoction prepared from the plant is used for cough (kʰuʔ), headache and stomach disorder (dysentery).
• Leaf: The crushed (kʰeʧaʔ) leaves (sakam) spread over cuts and wounds help to stop bleeding.
• A paste prepared from the leaves (sakam) is also used for the treatment of skin disease.
• The leaves (sakam) are considered as a remedy for toothache (ɖaʈa hasu).