Origin:
Indigenous to the coasts of the Mediterranean from Spain to Smyrna.
Action:
A children’s laxative. Usually prescribed with other purgatives. (Not to be used in the presence of ileus.)
Toxicity:
Not to be used in the presence of ileus
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.