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The tree can attain height about 25 m and girth up to 1.7 m. Tree trunk will be covered with sharp stout thorns at its base. Young parts of the tree is hirsute and young leaves are reddish. Leaves are simple and shows alternate phyllotaxy
Flacourtia montana can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw
An important herb in Ayurveda, where infusions of the bark, leaves and root are used medicinally to treat conditions such as fever, diarrhoea and inflammations.
The leaf is carminative, astringent and used as a tonic, an expectorant and for asthma, pain relief, gynaecological complaints and as an anthelmintic, and treatment for hydrocele, pneumonia and intestinal worms.
In India, an infusion of the bark is used as a gargle for hoarseness. In Madagascar, the bark, triturated in oil, is used as an anti-rheumatic liniment. The bark is used as a tanning material.
Wood used for agricultural implements such as ploughs etc[
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