Origin:
Assam, North Bengal, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, sub Himalayan tracts of Uttar Pradeshand Himachal Pradesh and WesternGhats.
Action:
Astringent, purgative, depurative, anti-inflammatory (used in gout, rheumatism; bron-chitis, asthma, catarrhal fevers, dysuria), anthelmintic, antivermin, maggoticide, antifungal.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.