Bark ( Dita Brk) bitter tonic, febrifuge, anthelmintic and galactagogue, used in the form of liquid extract of tincture for chronic, diarrhoea, asthma, and cardiac troubles; also used as an haemostatic. Bark contains several alkaloids (16-0.27%), echitamine being the chief constituent. Leaves used in beri-beri, dropsy, and congested liver. Latex applied to sores, ulcers, tumours, and rheumatic swellings. Flowers yield an essential oil the alkaloid picrinine which acts as a depressant on the central nervous system. Wood used for packing cases, tea-boxes, writing boards, lamin boards, minor furniture, frames, and scabbards; also for veneers and plywood, match-splints, inferior quality pencils, and paper industry. Wood charcoal used for gun-powder. Bark yields a fibre. Ash of the plant employed as caustic to open abscesses.