Roots are perennial, long, cylindrical, and rusty brown in color . The root and the upper part of the photo of Rubia Cordifolia taken on August 9, 2021 from Hambaricho Mountain, Kembata tembaro zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia is depicted below as Figure . In traditional Chinese system of medicine, the herb is internally used for abnormal uterine bleeding, internal and external hemorrhage, bronchitis, and rheumatism . The natives of the Republic of South Africa take a decoction of the leaf or root for pleurisy and other inflammatory conditions of the chest. Ethnic group of Zulu take a decoction of root to cure lack of seminal emission, and adolescent Zulu females take a preparation of the root to hasten the inception of menstruation and in the treatment of over-due menses . The root is sweet, bitter, acrid, astringent, thermo-genic, ant-dysenteric, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, anodyne, anthelmintic, antiseptic, constipating, diuretic, galacto-purifier, febrifuge, rejuvenating and tonic.