Origin:
Native to China; cultivated in Himalayan regions; grows in tropical and semi-tropical regions and temperate climates.

Action:
Leaves and bark—expectorant (used in cough, whooping cough, and chronic bronchitis), sedative, stomachic, demulcent, antiscorbutic, diuretic.
Fresh leaves—anthelmintic.
Powder of leaves—styptic (externally).
Fruit— stomachic, antiscorbutic.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.