Range.
Sri Lanka and southern India; cultivated widely in the tropics. Widely distributed in Myanmar

Use
Leaf: Used in cholera.

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Origin:
Southern India, largely grown in gardens.

Action:
Cardiac stimulant, uterine stimulant, muscle relaxant.

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

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