Range. Tropical Africa to northern South Africa, Egypt, Syria, Palestine and west­ern Arabia. In Myanmar, found in Bago and Mandalay.

Uses

Whole plant: Decoction taken for gonorrhea.

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Origin:
Throughout India except Jammu & Kashmir and northeastern India as a weed.

Action:
Ash of root—bechic.
Leaf— depurative.
Seed—cathartic.

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