Range. Thought probably native to Indonesia and the Philippines; found in China, sub-Himalayan tract from Chenab eastwards; widely cultivated and naturalized in Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia (peninsular), Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Reported from Myanmar.
Uses
Bark: Used for dysentery.
Fruit: Used as antiscorbutic; considered a remedy for dyspepsia.
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Origin
A small, aromatic tree occurring wild or grown throughout the country for edible fruits.
Action:
Fruits, leaves, bark— astringent, antidysenteric, antispeptic, antiscorbutic. Bark paste applied externally to articular and muscular rheumatism.
Root—used for regulating menstruation.
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 623.