It is a small deciduous plant with white flowers and generally grows in the tropical Himalayan region. The seeds are called Indrayava or Indra's seeds in Sanskrit. Though it is found in two varieties, white & black, but mostly white is used for medicinal purposes. As the name suggests, it is highly effective against dysentery especially of the chronic form. Bark and seeds are used for the preparation of the medicine.

Homoeopathic uses

        It has been verified for dysentery with the following symptons.

      Dysentery - Frequent loose stool with rumbling in abdomen with colicky pain in navel before stool. Stool mixed with profuse mucus. Dysentery associated with weakness emaciation, loss of appetite and aversion to food and also when colicky pain and tenesmus persist but mucus and blood in stool has decreased.

      Potency-30