The root is used to make medicine. Despite serious safety concerns, people take madder Or Majith by mouth for preventing and dissolving kidney stones, as well as and for treating general menstrual disorders, and urinary tract disorders, blood disorders, bruises, jaundice, paralysis, spleen disorders, and sciatica. The roots (rhizomes) and sometimes the leaves. Madder has primarily been used for dyeing, but it has also been used as a medicinal herb