Origin:
Native to the Mediterranean region; now cultivated in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Action:
Carminative, antispasmodic (used in dyspepsia and diarrhoea), stimulant, diuretic, antibacterial, emmenagogue, galactagogue.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.