Origin

The temperate Himalayas, Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.

Action:

Root—purgative. A substitute for Rheum palmatum.

Leaves— an infusion is given in colic, externally applied to syphilitic ulcers.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 564.