Range. Tropical Asia and Africa. Widely distributed in Myanmar; also cultivated.

Uses
Root: Astringent, and this property used in medication for guineaworm.

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Origin:

Throughout hotter parts of India.

Action:

Astringent, anodyne, styptic, antiseptic.

Root tubers— astringent, mucilaginous; applied to wounds and sores; used for ringworm and guineaworm.

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.371.