Attracts lots of wildlife. Birds, Bats, mammals like langurs, civets, squirrels feed on fruits
Bees, birds, bats, insects feed on nectar and pollen
Larval host plant for Short-Banded Sailer butterfly
Uses
Fruit is edible
Valued for its medicinal properties since ancient times. It has antidiuretic, anti-diarrhoeal, antipyretic, anti-analgesic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-helmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, cardio-protective, insecticidal, cures ulcer, gastro-protective, anticancer and immune modulatory activity.
Applications in treatment of bone fracture, hypertension, as blood purifier, laxative, stomachic, tonic and as antidote to poisons
Good for agroforestry, grown as a windbreak and as hedge
