Origin:
The western Ghats from Maharashtra to Karnataka; Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Action:
Antispasmodic (used in dyspepsia, colic), antipyretic, diaphoretic, antiperiodic, emmenagogue, antirheumatic. The oil is used externally as an embrocation in rheumatic arthritis.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.