Origin:
Wild throughout the drier upland tracts of India.

Action:
Pulp of fruit—drastic purgative.
Decoction of roots— milder in purgative action.
Seeds— cooling, astringent; useful in bilious disorders. The fruit is used as a substitute for Colocynth.

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