From the point of view of Tibetan medicine, this composition suppresses “heat”, dries up hot lymph - “yellow water” (Tib.: ཆུ་སེར།; Wylie: chu ser), and fights against “cold” diseases based on the disturbance of "phlegm".

It is used for obesity and relieves swelling of large joints, and also prescribed for such diseases such as psoriasis, neurodermatitis, boils, rash, pruritus, vitiligo.