Origin

Temperate and tropical Himalaya, upper Gangetic plains and Peninsular India.

Action:

Root—astringent, febrifuge; used in headache, giddiness, jaundice.

Root bark—diuretic, antispasmodic, (used in asthma, colic, infantile convulsions.)

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p  428.