Origin

Bihar, West Bengal and Kerala. (The plant parasitizing Strychnos nux-vomica tree are used in Indian medicine.)

Action:

Used as a substitute for nux-vomica.

Poultice of leaves is used for neuralgia;

ashes of the plant for the treatment of skin diseases.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 708.