Origin:
Grown as a pot herb in almost every part of India, except hills.

Action:
Demulcent, diuretic, laxative (a good substitute for spinach and purslane).
Used as a cooling medicine in digestive disorders.
Leaf juice is used in balanitis and catarrhal affections. Externally applied in urticaria, burns, scalds.
Root—decoction is given to stop bilious vomiting and in intestinal complaints. Used as poultice to reduce local swellings; sap is used in acne.

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