A deciduous tree, 40 to 70 feet tall by 40 to 50 feet wide, with smooth, light grey, somewhat warty bark and a wide, broad, rounded canopy, making it a good potential shade tree. The six-inch-long, sharply toothed leaves are dark grey/green throughout the year fading to a pale yellow before falling in autumn. Tiny, round, dark purple fruits hang in short clusters and are extremely popular with birds and other wildlife.
Herb Effects
Alleviates spasms (fruit); astringent, lenitive and stomachic (leaves and fruits).
Colic and amenorrhea (fruit); in the treatment of amenorrhoea, heavy menstrual and intermenstrual bleeding and colic (leaves and fruit decoction); to astringe the mucous membranes in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery and peptic ulcers (decoction).
Reference
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
Health Remedies 
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