Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 632.

Origin

Native to South-East Asia and East Indies.

Action:

Gum—antiseptic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, expectorant (used for cough and respiratory tract catarrh). Used as genitourinary antiseptic, as a mouthwash in stomatitis, topically on wound and ulcers, as an inhalation in colds, coughs and bronchitis. Lipophilic fraction stimulates phagocytosis.