Folkloric 

- Bulbs prepared as an ointment and leaves used as an emollient.

- In India, the leaves and roots are emetic and diaphoretic, used as a substitute for ipecacuanha.

- Warmed succulent leaves smeared with castor oil or bruised leaves mixed with oil are used for whitlow and other inflammations at the ends of toes and fingers. 

- Also used as fomentations on inflamed joints and sprains.

- Juice of leaves, with a little salt, used for earaches and other ear complaints.

- Poultice made from heated, pounded fresh bulb used for osteodynia and rheumatism.

- Juice of fresh bulb is emetic. Also, instilled in the ear to treat otitis.

- Poultice of heated, pounded fresh leaves used for contusion, sprains, fractures, luxations.

- In Java, roots regarded as good emetic.

- Roots used for fevers lumbago, headaches and swellings.

- In Malaysia, used as rheumatic remedy and for local pain relief.

- In Australia, aborigines use warm infusions of C asiaticum bulb to disinfect wounds.

- In the Congo, used for leprosy.

- In Bangladesh, the tribes of Chittagong Hilly areas use the plant for pain, carbuncles, hemorrhoids, earaches, arthritis, leprosy, cold and cough disorders, vomiting, worm infestations. colic, flatulence and fever. Warmed leaves smeared with castor oil applied to end of toes and fingers for repelling inflammations and swelling.

- Bruised leaves used as insect repellent.

- Juice of fresh bulb used as emetic for children. 

- Decoction of dried leaves use as hemorrhoidal wash.