Table 2. A. paniculata in folk medicine of Tamilnadu, India[14].

Medicinal uses	Mode of uses
Malaria	About 20 g of the whole plant is pounded, mixed in water, filtered and given internally. Alternatively, the plant is cut into small pieces and kept overnight in 100 mL of Water. About 40 mL of the cold infusion obtained is given internally, twice a day (Shevaroy Hills, Malayali).
Post-natal care	About 25 g of powdered herb is boiled in 400 mL of water, reduced to 50 mL. cooled filtered and given internally to arrest unusual thirst. This decoction is also given to alleviate burning sensation in the palm and foot of the subject (Shevaroy Hills, Malayali).
Dysmenorrhoea	About 10 g of leaf together with 3 black peppers is grounded well and given once a day for 7 d (Kolli Hills, Malayali).
Intestinal worm infestation	A total of 2 g each of root and stem along with 7 mustard are made into paste, mixed in mother's milk and given internally. Alternatively, paste made of 5 fresh leaves or juice extracted from 5 g of root is mixed in hot water and given internally (Kolli Hills, Malayali).
Eczema	Powdered herb is mixed in oil and applied on the lesions. About 2 g of powder is also given internally once a day for 40 d (Pachamalais, Malayali).
Leucoderma	A total of 2 g of powdered herb is given, once a day for 40 d (Panchamalais, Malayali).
Jaundice	Water extract of 10 g of the herb together with equal quantities of stem bark extracts of Azadirachta indica and Holarrhena antidysenterica, which is heat treated by dropping a hot sonte, is given 3 times a day for 6 d, in dose of 30 mL (KolliHills, Malayali).
Abscess	About 10 g of leaf paste is given internally. Some paste is also applied externally (Shevaroy Hills, Malayali).
Gonorrhea	Powdered herb mixed in oil is applied externally. Alternatively, plant juice is applied on the wounds. In addition 2 g of the powder is also given internally (Shevaroy Hills, Malayali).
Infected wounds	The herb is grounded into paste together with turmeric and applied externally. Alternatively, the leaf paste is smeared on the affected parts and kept for two days (Kolli Hills, Malayali). Juice extracted from 100 g of herb is given internally (Shevaroy Hills, Malayali).