Origin:
The sub-Himalayan tract, up to 1,200 m from Indus to Assam and in plains throughout India.

Action:
Leaves—bitter, and stimulant. Leaf mucilage, mixed with sweet oil, is applied to excoriations.
Wood—anthelmintic, alterative, emetic, stomachic, antileprotic; used in diseases due to vitiated blood.
Bark—anticholerin.
Root—astringent.

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