Origin

Distributed in the temperate regions of Europe and West Asia. Grown in Punjab and Kashmir.

Action:

Fruits—a good source of pectin, help in maintaining a desirable acid balance in the body. Recommended to patients suffering from diabetes because of lowsucrose content; and included in low antigen content diets to alleviate the symptoms in the management of immune-mediated disease.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 531.