Origin:
Grows abundantly in South India, also cultivated in North-western India and West Bengal.

Action:
Bark—febrifuge, antiperiodic.
Pod—astringent (in piles).
Fruit—semen coagulant.

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Origin

Jamaica

Folk medicinal uses

They are astringent and are used to make a gargle for sore throat. A decoction of the leaves and stems is similarly used and also for stomach-ache. The pod, powdered, is also said to be tonic and antiperiodic. (8, 27).

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

2) Asprey, G.F: Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II. – p. 7.