Range. Sub-Himalayan tract to India, Myanmar, Assam, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands; cultivated elsewhere in continental Southeast Asia. In Myanmar, found in Bago, Kayin, Mandalay, Rakhine, Shan, Taninthayi, and Yangon.
Uses
Bark, Gum: Used as an astringent.
Leaf, Juice: Used for local swellings and body pain.
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Origin:
Throughout India, ascending to 1,500 m in the Himalayas.
Action:
Bark—stimulant and astringent; used in gout; decoction for aphthae of the mouth and for toothache.
Leaves— boiled and applied to sprains, bruises, local swellings, elephantiasis.
Gum— given in asthma; as a cordial to women during lactation.
1) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314, 2018.
2) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p.