Origin:
The temperate Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon at altitudes of 2,400-3,600 m

Action:
Root—astringent, vulnerary, deobstruent, alterative. Used for painful piles, muscular atrophy, gout and as a nervine tonic.
Also used as an adulterant for aconite.

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