Origin

Native to Mediterranean region; found in Kashmir.

Action:

Flowering top—carminative, digestive, laxative, stomachic, diuretic, sudorific and vermifuge. Used in flatulent colic and menstrual suppression. A tea (of leaves) is given as a carminative and expectorant.

Essential oil—antibacterial, antifungal, spasmolytic.

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