Origin:
Central Himalaya, Bihar,West Bengal, Maharashtra and South India.

Action:
Starch—Cooling, demulcent, nutritious; used for asthma and bronchitis, as a substitute for Vansalochana (Bamboo-manna).
Oil—antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmintic against tape worms.
Rhizome—used for fever, diarrhoea, gravel, swellings and skin diseases.

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