Range. Mexico to northwestern South America. Introduced and cultivated in In­dia and Pakistan. Introduced into Myanmar.

Uses
Leaf: Used as a digestive.

Toxicity:
Leaf is abortive

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Origin

Cultivated throughout the plains of India.

Action:

Bark—astringent, febrifuge, antidysenteric.

Stem-bark—spasmolytic.

Seeds—anti-inflammatory.

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Origin:
Mexico
Medicinal  properties:
- Diarrhea
- Upset stomach
- Coughs
- Buccal sores

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  498.

3) Armando González Stuart/ Plants Used in Mexican Plants Used in Mexican Traditional Medicine Traditional Medicine: Their Application and Effects In Traditional Healing Practices. - p.  93.