Origin:
The Himalaya from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh and in Assam at 450 - 3,100 m.

Action:
Tuber—antipthiriac.
Leaf— febrifuge. The rhizomes are a rich source of diogenin and its glycoside. Steroidal saponins have also been isolated. Diogenin is used in the preparation of various steroidal drugs.

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