Mesua ferrea

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, ", Nepal, Malaya

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Astringent, Bactericide, Candida, Cosmetic

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Clusiaceae

Scientific name: Mesua ferrea

Common names: Ceylon ironwood, Churuli, Dewadaru, Eisenbaum, Indian Rose Chestnut, Ironwood, Nagacuram, Nagapoovu, Nagasari, Negeswar (Trinidad & Tobago), Vấp, gau-gau, mesua, mezua železná, nagasträd, rautaviiriö, rozbiał cejloński, নাগেশ্বর

POWO: 428832-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India, ", Nepal, Malaya.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Astringent
• Bactericide
• Candida
• Cosmetic
• Cough
• Fungicide
• Medicine
• Parturition

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• India
• "
• Nepal
• Malaya

Documented cultural uses

• Astringent
• Bactericide
• Candida
• Cosmetic
• Cough
• Fungicide
• Medicine
• Parturition
• Piles
• Rheumatism
• Soap
• Stomachic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Astringent · Elsewhere · "
• Bactericide · India · "
• Candida · India · "
• Cosmetic · " · "
• Cough · Nepal · "
• Fungicide · India · "
• Medicine · " · "
• Parturition · Malaya · "
• Piles · Nepal · "
• Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
• Soap · Elsewhere · "
• Stomachic · Elsewhere · "
• Tumor(Abdomen) · India · "
• Wound · Malaya · "
• Skin · Elsewhere · "
• Sudorific · Elsewhere · "
• Bactericide · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Structurally diverse polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols with promising antibacterial activity from the flowers of Mesua ferrea. · 2026 source ↗
• Network pharmacology, molecular docking, and dynamics simulation reveal multi-target mechanisms of Mesua ferrea linn phytochemicals against cervical cancer. · 2026 source ↗
• Sustainable biodiesel from Mesua ferrea seed oil using explainable machine learning for engine performance evaluation and emission profiling. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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