Malabar Nut

Medicinal Uses:

• The shrub has considerable reputation all over India as an expectorant used in treatment of cough, asthma, dyspnoea, emphysema, and hectic fever.

• Leaves possess anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, insecticidal and haemostatic properties.

• Due to its blood purifying activity, it is used in treating leprosy and scabies.

• It is also utilized in treating epistaxis and haemoptysis.