Whole plant: The French Guiana Wayapi use a decoction for a febrifuge.

Leaf: Hypoglycemic when combined with Justicia secunda.

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Range. Old World tropics; naturalized in southern Florida. In Myanmar, found in Mandalay and Yangon.

Uses
Whole plant: Used as febrifuge, for eye diseases, and as an anthelmintic.
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Origin:
Throughout India, ascending to 1,350 m in the hills.

Action:
Plant—sudorific, febrifuge, antiseptic. Used in infantile ympanitis and bowel complaints.
Root—antidiarrhoeal.
Leaf—used for otitis media under medical supervision.

1) Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017.

2) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314,  2018.

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