Uses.
Fruit: Used to treat colic.

Galls: Used as astringent.

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Origin

The temperate Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan at 1,300 – 2,400 m.

Action:

Galls—astringent and expectorant. Used in ointments and suppositories employed in the treatment of haemorrhoids, swellings and wounds.

Fruits— spasmolytic. Used for colic, diarrhoea and dysentery.

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