- Sexual health improvement.
- An energy and stamina booster.
- Improving blood circulation.
- As a testosterone booster.
- Antimalarial
- Antidiabetic
- Antimicrobial
- Antipyretic
- The plant is used in the traditional medicine of
Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
- In Indonesia and Malaysia, the root of the plant is
boiled in water, and the water is consumed as a health tonic or
post-partum recovery, as an aphrodisiac, as well as the relief of fever,
intestinal worms, dysentery, diarrhoea, indigestion, and jaundice.
- In Vietnam, the flower and fruits are used to treat
dysentery, and the root is used to treat malaria and fever.
- In Malaysia, a paste of the plant is applied topically
to relieve headaches and stomach-aches.