Origin
Throughotu India, including Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Action:
Seed—astringent, nervine tonic, local stimulant, used in im#potence, spermatorrhoea, urinary troubles, leucorrhoea, traditionally used for male virility. Also used in depressive neurosis.
Hair on fruit— vermifuge, mild vesicant; used for diseases of liver and gallbladder.
Leaf—applied to ulcers.
Pod— anthelmintic.
Root and fruit—spas#molytic, hypoglycaemic.
Root— CNS active.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 423.