Origin
Native to eastern Mediterranean region; cultivated inKashmir and North-western Himalayas at 1,200 – 2,400 m.
Action:
Bark—antidiarrhoeal, antiscorbutic, antirheumatic.
Leaf—astringent. Buds—antiseptic, used for urinary infection.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 501.