Naikorana or Mucuna pruriens has been used in Ayurvedic Medicine for over two thousand years. There are traditional uses for the root and the trichomes (the hairs themselves),but it is the seed of Naikorana that is most often employed therapeutically.

Naikorana is used for treating Parkinson's disease, as well as for treating anxiety, arthritis, worm infestations, and a condition called hyperprolactinemia. The main active ingredients present in Naikorana are L-dopa (4-3,4-dihydroxy phenyladaline) gluthione, lecithin, gallic acid, glycosides, nicotine, prurenine, prurenidine, dark brown viscous oil, alkaloids mucanine, tannic acid, resin, lecithin.

Carica papaya leaves have been used in folk medicine for centuries. In addition to the nutritional value of its fruit, the leaves of Carica papaya possess medicinal properties and are widely used in traditional medicines. Papaya leaves and their extracts are sold as dietary supplements to improve the immune system and platelet counts, and to prevent side effects of chemotherapy. Researches shows that papaya leaf extracts are anti microbial, anti fungal, improve platelet count, and reduce stomach damage caused by alcohol.

Carica papaya leaf extract could be used as an additional or as a complementary drug in acute febrile illness patients with thrombocytopenia; it accelerates thrombopoiesis. Leaves are used variously for the treatment of fever, pyrexia, diabetes, gonorrhea, syphilis, inflammation and as a dressing for septic wounds.