Range. China, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Phil­ippines, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. In Myanmar, found in Bago, Saga­ing, and Taninthayi.

Uses
Bark: Used as a remedy to treat diarrhea.

Leaf: Decoction of the dried leaves administered for dysentery.

Root: Used to treat ulcers.

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Origin

Drier parts of Peninsular India.

Action:

Stem bark—febrifuge, antidiarrhoeal.

Root—applied on inflamed swellings and syphilitic eruptions.

Latex—applied on glandular swellings and elephantiasis.

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 628.