Origin:
The Khasi Hills, Orissa and peninsular India.
Action:
Insecticide, antifungal; highly valued in skin diseases; used externally to kill lice and other parasites.
Toxicity:
Picrotoxin at 20mg is toxic, and two to three berries are lethal. (Francis Brinker.)
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.