Origin:
Throughout the plains of India, especially in South India.

Action:
Leaf—demulcent, purgative, emetic, emmenagogue, abortifacient, ant-implantation. Given indiarrhoea, dysentery and bleedingdisorders.
Seeds—used in psoriasis and impetigo.

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