Origin:
Northern Eastern India, West Peninsula and the Andamans.

Action:
Stem and root—astringent, anthelmintic. Used for indigestion, jaundice, chronic fever and malaria.
Essential oil—inhibits the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Schroeter) Lehmann & Neumann; also inhibits the growth of Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus and Pasteurella pestis.
Root, tuber and stem—mucilaginous, astringent.
Leaves and twigs—antiseptic; used for poulticing wounds.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 370.