Origin:
Throughout India in tidal forests, wild all over coastal areas; planted in gardens in Tamil Nadu.

Action:
Leaf—febrifuge, alterative.Used as a substitute for Swertia chirayita and quinine in remittent and intermittent fevers. The leafjuice is taken orally to relieve muscular pains and stiffness of legs (in tetanus).

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