The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s14.t1.2
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s14.t1.2
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c5.s14.t1.2
THIS is a small tree, growing over a large part of India. The root-bark is used in medicine. It is considered astringent, tonic, and useful in diarrhœa and dysentery. It is also an ingredient of *dasamula* (see *Desmodium gangeticum*), and is thus largely used in a great variety of diseases. The tender fruits are described as grateful, carminative and stomachic.