Origin

The arid regions of Punjab, Rajasthan and western India.

Action:

Leaf—bechic.

Bark— vesicant. Fruit—febrifuge (in low fever), used in enlarged spleen.

Oil from seed—applied in rheumatic affections and after child birth.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 575.