Origin:
Northwestern and Central India, Maharashtra, from North Karnataka southwards.
Action:
Root—astringent and diuretic; used in renal affections, urinary calculi, also in rheumatism.
Tender shoots—applied externally for ophthalmia.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.