Origin

Throughout upper Assam and Tripura in evergreen forests.

Action:

Kernel yields the true Chaalmoogra Oil (OleumChaulmoograe), used externally in leprosy.

Bark—astringent, rich in tannins, also used as a febrifuge.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 647.