Origin:
Cultivated in Punjab, Kashmir and the Nilgiri hills.

Action:
Fruit pulp and seeds— soothing and demulcent; used in irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhoea, dysentery, constipation, and in irritable conditions of the mucous membrane.
Leaf, bud and bark—astringent. Fruit— expectorant.
Mucilage—used externally for scalds, ulcers and burns.

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