Range. Tropical Asia to Australia and Oceania. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Uses
Bark: Used to treat chronic diarrhea and dysentery.
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Origin:
Cultivated in coastal regions of Peninsular India.
Action:
Bark—astringent, antidiarrhoeal.
Leaf—antispasmodic, used in colic.
Aerial parts— hypoglycaemic.
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. 836.