Origin:
South India and Bengal.
Action:
Root and oil from seed— purgative.
Oil—antirheumatic, antiparalytic. Used externally on ringworm and chronic ulcers.
Root—used for glandular swellings.
Latex—applied to warts and tumours.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 349.