Cleansing and antiseptic. A brew of the root and herb thickened with borax, removes old sores and dandruff. Mix about 2 cups herb and root to one and a half pints water. Put in 1 tablespoons of borax powder while still hot and stir well. Apply when cooled.
Leaves help prevent abortion, fruit good for nervous or slow horses.
Foliage good for show and racehorses. 2 cups of leaves or leaves and root daily or handful of berries daily. Horses love this herb. A good tonic. Crush some or bruise the root and hold in the hand, they will usually come to one.