Origin:
Found all over India, ascending to 300 m.

Action:
Root—aphrodisiac (considered as a rejuvenator), nervine (used in diseases of nervous system, sexual disorders), diuretic (used in strangury), antirheumatic.
Seeds—hypotensive, spasmolytic.
Leaves—used externally in skin diseases (ringworm, eczema, boils, swellings); rubefacient, topically stimulant.

Toxicity:
The seeds contain hallucinogenic ergoline alkaloids

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