It is a small tree with yellow or light brown, glabrous or puberulous branchlets. Leaves are elliptic-ovate or lanceolate or ovate-oblong and obtusely acuminate. Flowers are white and fragrant, borne in lax terminal cymes, with slender spreading branches. Corolla-tube is twice of the length of calyx. Corona are of numerous linear scales, varying in length, some inserted with the filaments, others on the corolla lobes. The fruits are of 2 distinct pendulous, slender follicles, cohering at the top only. Seeds are linear and glabrous.

It has astringent and anti-inflammatory activities, used as an antibacterial in several skin disorders; anticoagulant (fruit juice).

Beta-sitosterol (stem bark and pod); beta-amyrin (stem bark and leaf); lupeol (stem bark); ursolic and oleanolic acids (pod).

In hemorrhoids and skin disorders (such as psoriasis) (bark); dysentery (seed); dermatitis. It is effective in psoriasis and nonspecific dermatitis. The leaves are used in various skin disorders including herpes. It has antidandruff activity and is used in the treatment of various scalp and skin disorders.

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.