Origin:

Western Himalayas, Nepal, Lushai hills, Manipur and hills of South India at altitudes of 300 – 2,400 m.

Action:

Dried bulb scales— demulcent; used like salep in pectoral complaints.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 378.