Origin:
Indigenous to the northern parts of southern Europe, Central and East-Central Europe; cultivated in the United States. A related sp., Asarum himalaicum, synonym A. canadense, is reported from the eastern Himalayas.

Action:
Brain and nervine tonic, diuretic, deobstructant and antiinflammatory; used in bronchial spasm and in preparations of cephalic snuffs.

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