A small or medium sized, deciduous, soft wooded tree, 8-18 ft. in height and up to 1 ft. in diam., with palmately 5-lobed leaves, and large bright yellow flowers in terminal panicles. The flowers appear after leaf fall from December to April and are succeeded by large, pear-shaped, capsular fruits, 2-3 in. diam., ripening in June-July.

Diuretic and stimulates the cardiovascular system (stem bark).

Acidic oligosaccharides obtained after the hydrolysis of gum from the plant.

Stimulant (flower and leaf); as sedative, for cough, gonorrhea, syphilis and asthma (gum).

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