Origin:
Throughout India, wildand often planted.
Action:
Fruit—astringent, de-mulcent, expectorant, diuretic, anthelmintic, mucilaginous. Used in the diseases of the chest and urinary passage.
Bark—used in dyspepsia and fevers.
Kernels—externally applied to ringworm.
Leaf—decoction used in cough and cold.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.