Pokhala ndi anti-infectious, antiviral ndi antibacterial properties, mtengo wa tiyi wofunikira mafuta amachitira chiwerengero chachikulu cha matenda ang'onoang'ono a chilimwe: mabala, kuluma, mavuto a m'mimba, etc. Kunja, amagwiritsidwa ntchito pakhungu pogwiritsa ntchito thonje. Mkati, zimakwanira kusungunula mkamwa mwako shuga woviikidwa m'madontho awiri amtengo wa tiyi mafuta ofunikira.