Origin:
Throughout India, in plains and low mountains.

Action:
Pectoral, expectorant. anthelmintic. Used in the treatment of chest diseases, cough, hectic fever, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, chronic jaundice and cutaneous affections. Pounded fonds are used as poultice for swellings.
Peeled rhizome with sugar is prescribed for urinary disorders and in spermatorrhoea.

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Origin
Mizoram, Northeast India
Parts used
Frond
Ailments
Boils

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

2) Birla Kshetrimayum/ Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses/ USA: OMICS Group eBooks, 2017. p. 27