Plant Description:

Shrubs, variable. Leaves opposite, simple, elliptic-oblong, glossy green. Flowers in cymes white, fragrant. Fruits berries, pea size, succulent, and black. Occasional in Hilly area.

Chemical constituents:

Stems contain a green resin, starch, an organic acid and a bitter glycoside resembling salicin. Root contains glucoside and is rich in D-mannitol. β-Sitosterol, α-amyrin, quercetin, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and three epi-ursolic acids have been isolated from the leaves of this plant.

Used Plant part:

Generally bark and leaves are used.

Common use of the plant:

• Analgesic,
• Anti-inflammatory,
• Antipyretic,
• Diuretic
• Rheumatic pain.

 Local Use of the study:

• Rheumatic pain.

Preparation:

Boil whole plant with water. 

Treatment:

Then taken bath by this warm water twice or thrice daily for the treatment of rheumatic pain for 5-6 days.