Krishna approached a Malayali sadhu for help to cure his boils which had started developing all over his body. The godman gave Krishna the bark of some tree. He had to crush the bark, mix it with duck’s eggs and eat. He had to take this course of treatment for ten days. Krishna was completely cured, and after the treatment, he never got a boil again.

Later, when Krishna changed his job and became a rickshaw driver, he developed piles and started passing blood with his stools. The only allopathic treatment for piles was surgery, and if he opted for it he would be forced to be in the hospital for several days and he would lose his income. Therefore, Krishna went to the Malayali sadhu again for the help. But, the sadhu had grown old and did not have the strength to search for the plant which was needed to cure bis piles.

However, the sadhu gave Krishna a good description of the plant and advised him to dig out the tuberous root, mix it with milk and drink the medicine for five days. The next day, when Krishna was looking for the medicinal creeper, the narrator inferred that Krishna was also looking for the same creeper which Mara and Appanna had tied to the nearest tree. The narrator took him to the plant and both of them dug up its tuber. Krishna ground the root and drank it with milk. Within a day his piles improved and were completely cured in five days.