Range. Tropical Asia. Reported from Myanmar.

Uses.
Sweet and astringent, Semecarpus anacardium has heating properties that regu­late bowels, aid digestion, control phlegm and respiratory function, heal sores, alleviate leprosy, and reduce hemorrhoids, bloating, and fevers.

Bark:
Used as an astringent. Fruit: Serves as a laxative.

Fruit:
Can be crushed together with lime (the chemical) as a poultice to heal sores. Three drops of the oily sap released by the heated fruit can be taken with milk for coughing. Children can be given just two drops of this sap twice a day to allevi­ate phlegm and coughing. Crushed fruit can be applied to joints to relieve inflammation. An ointment of the fruit mixed with resin from the “in” tree (Dipterocarpus tuberculatus) cooked with sesame oil can be used to treat rashes, itches, and cracks on the heels and soles of the feet. A paste of ground fruit and sesame oil remedies ringworm. The fruit is also used in medicines for motor paralysis and joint inflammation. The rind is used as a tonic.

Seed:
Used as an antiasthmatic, also to treat leprosy.

Toxicity:
Note: The fruit is included in the list of toxic plants and, therefore, should be used only after preparing systematically.

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Origin

Punjab, Assam, KhasiHills, Madhya Pradesh and Peninsular India.

Action:

Toxic drug, used only after curing.

Fruit—caustic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, antitumour. Used in rheumatoid arthritis and for the treatment of tumours and malignant growths.

Warning: Toxicity:

Toxic drug, used only after curing.

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 598.