Origin:
Thedrier parts ofRajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Action:
Laxative, antibilious, diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant.
Leaves—used for fever, headache, rheumatism. Flowers—blood coagulant, used for piles.
Alhagimanna— expectorant, antiemetic, laxative.
Along with other therapeutic applications, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India indicates the use of driedwhole plant in gout and haemorrhagic disorders.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.