Origin

Assam, Bihar, Orissa and Deccan Peninsula. Often cultivated in parks and gardens.

Action:

Bark—digestive tonic.

Root—a decoction is used in asthma, tuberculosis and in menstrual disorders.

Leaves— boiled and used as emollient cataplasm; used as a poultice in lumbago.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p  445.