Its root is used as a Chinese traditional herb medicine for the treatment of hypertension, leukorrhagia and bruises.

• 其根或根皮（中药名金雀根）具有清肺益脾、活血通络的功效，我国民间主要用于治疗虚损劳热、咳嗽、高血压、妇女白带、血崩、关节痛风、跌打损伤等。