| Synonym : | M. ferrea L.
|
|---|
| Bangla Name : | Nageswar, Nagkesar, Muralia (Sylhet). ,Naksawi (Chakma), Kaingo (Mogh), Khimdi (Garo). |
|---|
| English Name : | Ceylon Ironwood |
|---|
| Family : | Clusiaceae |
|---|
| Disease : | Astringrent , stomachic, , cough , expectoration, , piles ,dysentery and rheumatism. |
|---|
| Description : | A medium-sized to large evergreen tree with a dense conical crown. Leaves 7.5-12.5 cm long, oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, red when young. Flowers white, 2.5-7.5 cm diam., with 4 petals, fragrant, in axillary or terminal, solitary or in pairs. Fruit 2.5-3 cm long, ovoid with a conical point. |
|---|
| Distribution : | Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet, rather rare in occurance in natural forests. Also planted as ornamental plant in gardens and parks. |
|---|
| Chemical Constituents : | A number of interesting biogenetically related constituents, viz., coumarins, xanthones, flavonoids, a few terpenoids and steroids have been isolated from various parts of the plant and its seed oil. Young fruits contain an oleoresin from which a very fra |
|---|
| Uses : | Flowers are astringrent and stomachic, used for cough especially when attended with much expectoration, possesses antibacterial activity. Paste of the flowers with butter and suger is used in bleeding piles and burning of the feet. Flower buds are used in |
|---|
| Habit : | Tree |
|---|
