Origin:
The Western Himalayas and Kashmir at 1,000-3,000 m.

Action:
Active principles are attracting scientific interest. The orthoesters are co-carcinogenic and mezerein antileukaemic in experimental studies.
Bark— used as an ointment for inducing discharge from indolent ulcers.
Bark, root and root bark—used mainly for obstinate cutaneous diseases, especially for eczema with severe itching and copious exudation (weeping eczema).

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