Uses: ounds, bruises, kidneys.                                                 

Origin: Belize, Bolivia, Caribe, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Madagasgar, Panama, United States 

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Origin:
Throughout India, up to 2,000 m on the hills.

Action:
Deobstruent, antihepatotoxic, anticatarrhal, febrifuge. Used in hepatitis, spleen enlargements, chronic skin diseases.
Leaf—promotes hair growth. Its extract in oil is applied to scalp before bed time in insomnia. The herb is also used as an ingredient in shampoos.

1) Geraldini , Isanete, Journal of Ethnopharmacology v. 173, 2015 . -- p. 383-423

2) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.