Origin:
The tropical Himalayas, going up to an altitude of 1,100 m. Also found throughoutmany forests of India, in Travancore, Assam and Uttar Pradesh.
Action:
Root and bark—used in amoebic dysentery.
Bark—astringent, anthelmintic, amoebicidal, diuretic. Used in colic, dyspepsia, piles, diseases of the skin and spleen.
Seed—antibilious. Used for promoting conception, also for toning up vaginal tissues after delivery.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.