Origin
Central and Southern India, including Deccan Peninsula.
Action:
Bulb—cardiotonic, stimulant, expectorant, diuretic. Used in cough, dysuria, strangury. (Not used as a diuretic when kidneys are inflamed.)
Warning:
Bulb—Not used as a diuretic when kidneys are inflamed.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p591.