Antidote for opium addiction and for reducing fever (leaf and root); in the treatment of colic pain due to intestinal worms, hot and cold disorders of the stomach and intestines, and pain below the neck and shoulders (seeds);in tinnitus, pain in the ears and weakening of the eyesight (flowers).
In the treatment of dysentery (roasted seeds); in treating heat of the stomach, to allay the pain of toothache and, by its astringent properties, to check nausea (plant juice).