Mudakathan is considered as a very safe herb that can be used even for treating children’s cough & cold. It can also be used to treat ear pain, menstrual cramps, general tiredness and sluggishness.

It has anti-inflammatory properties and is a rich source of antioxidants. It is the best natural remedy for Rheumatoid arthritis and Nervous breakdown. It is also found to be effective in treating joint / knee pain, Gout, skin diseases, cough, piles, dysentery and diarrhea. 

Used in rheumatism, lumbago, skeletal fractures, amenorrhoea, haemorrhoids, erysipelas. The herb is used in hair oils for treating dandruff, alopecia and for darkening hair. The leaf and root are used as a remedy for nervous diseases in many countries. *

Mudakathan / Cardiospermum halicacabum is an uncultivated food crop, widely distributed in India and consumed as green leafy vegetable. In Tamil Nadu people even make mudakathan keerai dosai, soup, juice, rasam, kootu, masiyal to get its nutrition health benefit.

Americans use the plants in a variety of ways. The most prominent medicinal treatment is for kidney problems. In Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Turks and Caicos Islands the plants are considered diuretic. In Mexico the roots are used, in Cuba the leaves, and in the Turks and Caicos the seeds. Each area has its own variant of medicinal preparations, including decoctions of roots and leaves. Others use the seeds, which are parched, ground like coffee, and boiled. The preparation in each area, however, is prescribed for swelling of the legs and feet associated with kidney trouble. This same decoction is used to treat rheumatism and arthritis in Argentina. The same or similar preparations are given in Mexico as sudorifics, emetics, purgatives, diaphoretics, and rubifacients in rheum. Cubans also use it as a sudorific (Roig 1945). In Hispaniola, the same basic decoction, either boiled or not, is also considered a refreshing drink. Similarly, in Dominica, the leaves are crushed in water by Caribs to make a refreshing and cooling drink. People in Hispaniola also use the leaves and stems in emollient poultices for abscesses and sore