Origin:
Throughout the hotter parts of India. Found as a weed in the sub-Himalayan tract and other hills up to 1200m.

Action:
Dried, whole plant— febrifuge, anthelmintic, demulcent, diuretic, anti inflammatory (in urinary and uterine discharges, piles, lumbago).

Juice of the plant— emollient.

Seeds—demulcent (used in cough, chronic cystitis), laxative.

Leaves—cooked and eaten for bleeding piles.

Flowers— antibacterial, anti-inflammatory.

Bark—astringent, diuretic.

Root— nervine tonic, given in paralysis; also prescribed in strangury.

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