Origin
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa and in some parts of Kerala.
Action:
Rootstock—antiasthmatic.
Leaf— bechic, febrifuge.
Rootstock and leaf—antirheumatic. (Sold in South Indian market as Bhaarangi.)
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 531.