Origin

South India, also cultivated on roadsides. The West Coast from Konkan southwards.

Action:

Bark and leaf—aperient, diuretic.

Fruit—astringent.

Seed oil—carminative, laxative.

Wood— antirheumatic. The wood, boiled with seed oil, is used externally in rheumatism.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 626.