Origin

Throughout India, in damp places, ascending up to 2,100 m in the Himalayas.

Action:

Plant—antiscorbutic, stimulant, diuretic (given in diarrhoea, dysentery and fever).

Seeds—laxative, prescribed in the treatment of asthma.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 554.