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Mesua ferrea Health effects and herbal facts

Mesua ferrea, is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. This slow-growing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its graceful shape, grayish-green foliage with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves, and large, fragrant white flowers. It is native to wet, 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. In the eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats in India it grows up to altitudes of 1500 meters, while in Sri Lanka up to 1000 meters.

Medical use

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Geografical distribution

• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Native
  • Indian Subcontinent: India; Nepal
  • Indo-China: Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
  • Malesia: Indonesia; Malaysia

Biological activities

Anthelmintic	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
AntiHIV	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antibacterial	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Anticancer	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Anticarcinomic	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antiedemic	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antiinflammatory	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antileukemic	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antimalarial	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antimelanomic	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antinociceptive	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antiplasmodial	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antitumor	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Antiviral	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Apoptotic	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Cytotoxic	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	Betulinic-acid found in Stem Bark (2120 ppm)

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