It is a large tree. Flowers are large,red in colour. Occasionally white, appearing before the leaves. 15-17 cm long, ovoid, downy, it is 5 valved and from within it is silky. From the root bark three naphthalene derivatives have been isolated.
Seeds yield a nondrying oil.
This drug is a Rasayana. It is a component of Dashamulkwatha. Generally the gum is used in vata diseases. It is used in diarrhoea, dysentery, menorrhagia and leucorrhoca. The gum contains a large proportion of tannic and gailic acids and may he successfully used in cases requiring astringents.