A. molle has no known medicinal uses, but in traditional herbal medicine, the following notes refer to the related species A. majus: The leaves and flowers are antiphlogistic, bitter, resolvent and stimulant. It is effective in the treatment of all kinds of inflammation and is also used on haemorrhoids. The plant is harvested in the summer when in flower and is dried for later use[Chiej. R. Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. MacDonald 1984 ].They have been employed in poultices on tumours and ulcers[Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984].