Origin:
Throughout tropical India.

Action:
Plant—used in insomnia, convulsions, cramps, chest-complaints, inflammations, tumours, chronic skin diseases.
Ash—in stomachache.
Leaves— diuretic, astringent, antiseptic. Paste is applied to burns, contusions and wounds. Decoction is given in strangury, asthma and  phthisis.
Roots—decoction is given in lithiasis. Mature leaves are recommended in diabetes; contain an insulin-like principle.

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