Mesua Ferrea Linn (Naageswari)

      Mesua Ferrea is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a slow-growing tree which is named after the discovery of its heavy and hard timber. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its graceful shape, grayish-green vegetation with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves, and large, perfumed white flowers. It is natural to tropical parts of Sri Lanka, India, southern Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines, Malaysia and Sumatra, where it grows in evergreen forests, especially in river valleys.

Scientific name: Mesua Ferrea Linn

English name: Cobra’s Saffron

Nepali name: Naageswari

Indian name: Nagchampa

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 In the eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats in India it grows up to altitudes of 1,500 m (4,900 ft.), while in Sri Lanka up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft.).It is commonly found in eastern Himalayas, Bengal, Assam, Eastern and Western Ghats, Andaman Islands of India. It is a native tree of Tropical Srilanka. It is also the national tree in Srilanka.  It is also found in the southern part of Nepal.

Natural ingredients in particular herb:

It contains Mesuol, Mammeuisin, Mammegin, Bioflavonone called Mesuaferrone A, etc.

Uses of herbs

Direct use:

Leafs and flowers are an antidote for snakebite and scorpion sting. The flowers are used in coloring for fixed colors. The fragrant flowers are used to stuff pillows and cushions and in cosmetic products. Dried flowers are used for bleeding hemorrhoids and dysentery with mucus. Fresh ripped flowers are useful to remedy itching, nausea, erysipelas, bleeding piles, metrorrhagea, menorrhagea, excessive thirst, and sweating. Unripe fruit and flower may cause the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues.

Indirect use:

It is used in medicines with its astringent properties and is particularly useful in uterine bleeding. It’s seeds are also used to produce the things used to pray such as: incense stick, cosmetics, and sent in soaps, flowers, etc.

Method of preparation of seedling:

Seeds are to be collected and sown in seedbeds or polybags. Planting of seedlings in the field are preferred after the plants reach 75 cm tall. Weeding is done for equal time interval. The tree grows very slowly and not popular for plantations. It is a strong shade tree and trimming is suggested in intercropped farm systems. It is considered suitable for inter-planting in teak plantations.

Conclusion

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Prepared by : Khoshila Gyawali