An erect diffuse shrub with glabrous angular branches, Leaves alternate: leaflets, 2-II, very variable in size; flowers yellow, fragrant, solitary or in short terminal compound corymbose cymes; corolla lobes 5, ovate or obtuse; carpels black when ripe with crimson juice.
Herb Effects
Astringent, cardiotonic, decongestant, parasiticide, stomachic and tonic.
Useful in ringnworm infection (root); in destroying unhealthy lining walls of chronic sinuses and fistulas (milky juice of bark); for the heart and bowels (flowers)
Health Remedies 
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