The bitter roots and young shoots given in the form of decoction or as powder for common cold.
The medicine is mainly used for asthma, chronic febrile affections and difficult parturition.
The leaf juice is used as a remedy for fever.
Thoothuvalai Keerai is an amazing herb with wonderful medicinal uses and health benefits.
Thuthuvalai leaves are traditionally used for treating cold, cough, asthma and also for thyroid.
At home, we mainly use thuthuvalai for treating cold and cough. We regularly make thuthuvalai soup, thuthuvalai chutney, thuthuvalai rasam, thuthuvalai thuvaiyal and thuthuvalai dosai at home.