Origin

Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, Central India.

Action:

Tuber—diuretic, cardiac tonic, galactagogue. Also used for fertility control.

Root—used as a demulcent, and refrigerant in fevers, as cataplasm for swelling of joints, as galactagogue.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 529.