Origin

Cultivated in Kashmir at elevation of 760 – 2,400 m, also in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Action:

Kernels—nutritious, demulcent and stimulant nervine tonic; valuable in diets for peptic ulcer.

Unripe fruits— astringent, applied to gums.

Oil—nutritive, demulcent, slightly laxative.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 520.