It is used in general as a cosmetic agent to make skin smooth, velvety and soft.
It is also a valuable remedy for various skin diseases, for example soreness of skin in children and obese persons.
For Bitter taste in mouth before eating and hiccups, in case of constipation, stool passes with difficulty even if it is not hard.
Twitching in intercostal muscles, twitching in the muscles of the throat, icy cold tip of a finger.
Painful thighs, calves, and soles of the feet.
For burning in the knees, lower legs and toes.
Sleepiness in daytime and yawning while sitting. Heat at night & on waking, especially on the face and hands.
Hysterical tympanites (swelling of the abdomen due to gas), painful sterno mastoid muscles.
It is also used as an appetiser and for enlarged and indurated liver diseases.
Spermatorrhoea, voluptuous itching in the perianum, suppressed menses.
Pain in the testis, and in permanent erection.