Origin
North-West India, Bengal and Konkan.
Action:
Plant—anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic. Used in rheumatic affections.
Root—stomachic, astringent, demulcent. Used in dysentery, haemorrhages from intestines; ulcers and bleeding disorders.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 470.