Origin

A native of Malaya; occasionally grown in gardens, especially in North India, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.

Action:

Root and bark—astringent. Given in infantile diarrhoea.

Seed— febrifuge, anthelmintic, antileprotic.

Leaf—used as poultice for tumours.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p  400.