Nature has given us with many wonderful medicinal herbs which have amazing healing properties and mudakathan is one of them. Mudakathan is considered as a very safe herb that can be used even for treating childrens cough & cold. It can also be used to treat ear pain, menstrual cramps, general tiredness and sluggishness. It has anti-inflammatory properties and is a rich source of antioxidants. It is the best natural remedy for rheumatoid arthritis and nervous breakdown. It is also found to be effective in treating joint knee pain, gout, skin diseases, cough, piles, dysentery and diarrhea. In tamil nadu people even make mudakathan keerai dosai, soup, juice, rasam, kootu, masiyal to get its nutrition health benefit.