Origin:
Common in tidal forests along the East and West coasts; also distributed in Meghalaya and the Andamans.

Action:
Decoction—antacid (used in dyspepsia with acid eructations), also diuretic (used in dropsy and bilious swellings).
Aerial parts--- show effect on nictitating membrane.
The root-----is a cordial attenuant and is used in debility associated with asthma, paralysis, leucorrhoea.

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