Origin
South India; also cultivated around villages in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
Action:
Fruit—astringent, emetic, detergent, anthelmintic.
Pulp— aqueous solution used as nasal drops in migraine, epilepsy and hysteria.
Root—used for gout, rheumatism and paralysis.
Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 581.