Origin

Tropical Himalayas, from Kumaon eastwards to Assam, Khasi hills and throughout the Western

Peninsula.

Action:

Whole plant—febrifuge, diuretic,

Leaves—antispasmodic.

Rootbark—antipyretic, diaphoretic, antiperiodic.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 665.