Origin

The peninsular India, khasi hills of Meghalaya and the Andamans.

Action:

Fruits—cathartic, used for cough and asthma.

Leaves— antispasmodic; topically applied to reduce inflammation and irritation.

Plant—febrifuge.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 725.