Origin

The Himalayas, Eastern and Western Ghats.

Action:

Dried flowers—used for coughs and colds.

Herb— bruised and applied to ulcers; also prescribed in syphilis and scrofula. (In Chinese medicine, recommended against cancerous growths.)

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 705.