Origin
Native to tropical America; cultivated in Indian gardens.
Action:
Stimulant (excites most glands), expectorant, powerful diaphoretic. Used in hair tonics to stimulate hair growth. (Irritates stomach and causes vomiting in overdose.)
Toxicity:
Irritates stomach and causes vomiting in overdose.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 488.