Origin

The tropical forests of eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Deccan Peninsula.

Action:

Astringent, antiinflammatory, vulnerary, anthelmintic. Used for colic, headache, inflammations, rheumatic pain, wounds and ulcers, intestinal worms, leprosy and skin diseases.

Saps of stem—effective in onychia.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p  435.