Origin:
Throughout the Deccan Peninsula, from Gujarat and Maharashtra southwards, and in Bihar and Orissa.

Action:
Leaves and fruits— astringent, antispasmodic; used against cough. A decoction of the root and leaves is given in flu.
Bark—antidysenteric.

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