Origin:
Tropical Himalaya, and Assam, Western and Eastern Ghats, up to 1,000 m.

Action:
Seed—narcotic.
Root— astringent, stimulant, febrifuge.
Fruit—used for aphthae of the mouth.
Leaves—purgative, diuretic, deobstruent.
Bark—an infusion is given in diarrhoea and abdominal pain.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 362.