Origin
Tropical and sub-tropical Asia, Africa and America.
Action:
Whole plant and root— diuretic, used for dysuria.
Leaf—antitussive, demulcent, antidysenteric, externally applied to haemorrhoids, ulcers, skin diseases.
Ash—applied to ringworm of the scalp.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 497.