Distribution:
Occurs in the arid rocky tracts of Rajputana, Khandesh, Berar, Mysore, Sind, and Baluchistan.

Habit:
A small tree or shrub with spinescent branches. Leaflets are 1-3 in number and obovate. The ash-coloured bark comes off in rough flakes exposing the underbark which also peels off in thin papery rolls.

Principle constituents:
Manusumbionic acid and manusumbinone.

Indications:
It is astringent, antiinflammatory and antiseptic. When taken internally it acts as a bitter, stomachic and carminative, stimulating the appetite and improving the digestion. It causes an increase in leucocytes in the blood and stimulates phagocytosis. It acts as a diaphoretic, expectorant and diuretic, and is said to be a uterine stimulant and emmenagogue. The resin is used in the form of a lotion for indolent ulcers and as a gargle in chronic tonsilitis, pharyngitis and ulcerated throat.

Product range:
Diabecon, Diakof, Koflet, Lukol, Pilex, Septilin, Kilose, Vegecort, LeanTea, JointCare B