Origin

Throughout the greater part of India, ascending up to 2,100 m in the Himalaya.

Action:

Leaves—anti-inflammatory, applied as poultice. Also prescribed in jaundice in the form of pills with molasses.

Flowering head, along with stem and leaves—astringent, demulcent.

Plant—spermicidal.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p  508.