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'''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 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. 

{{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Swelling}},{{Uses|Inflammatory disease}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Excess thirst}}<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds oil}}.

Contains Volatile oils, Flavonoids, Apigenin, Luteolin, Quercetin, Kaempferol, Tiliroside, Triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and Tormentic acid, Phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Leaf|Simple|lanceolateLanceolate|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|whiteWhite|5-20|Flowers fragrant white, large and solitary or in clusters. Flowering from February to May}}

{{Fruit|ovoidOvoid|7–10 mm|fruits Fruits ovoid with persistent calyx| dark Dark brown with oily and fleshy cotyledons|1-4|Fruiting from May to October}}

* [[Mahanarayana taila]]* , [[Puga Khanda]]* , [[Gulgulvasavam]]* , [[mahadrakshaMahadraksha]]* , [[Shringarabhra rasa]], [[Amrita Praasha]], [[Amrita Bhallataki]], [[Amritaarishta]], [[Ayapaan]], [[Arimedaadi taila]], [[Yelaadi Churna]], [[Ashwagandharishta]], [[Kandamoola Rasaayana]], [[Kanakaasava]], [[Kalyanaka Gritam]], [[Kumariyaasava]], [[Kumaaryasava]], [[Kesha sanjivini Taila]], [[Khadiraarishta]], [[Chandanaadi tailam]]. [[Chavanaprash]], [[Jatiphaladi Churnam]], [[Jeeraka Bilvadi Lehyam]], [[Jeerakaadyarishta]], [[Triphaladi Lehyam]], [[Nilibringaraja Taila]], [[Narasimha Lehyam]], [[Phalasugandhi Lehya]], [[Pippaliyaasava]], [[Bilvaadi lehya]], [[Babbulaarishta]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparationsMedicine"/>

Seed - easy to handle in the nursery with a germination that is good and rapid. Seedling germination is hypogeal. Germination rates are in the 30 - 70% range. The seed loses its viability quickly, within 2 - 3 months. Container raised seedlings are the best planting stock and should be planted preferably in fairly rich and well drained sites under suitable shade. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Sciencedirect]</ref> <ref name="sciencedirectLeaf">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-uses-of-nagkesarmesua/336/ Plant description]</ref>

<ref name="LeafAyurvedic Medicine">[https://www"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.bimbimaM.com/ayurveda/medicinal-uses-of-nagkesarmesua/336/ "plant description"]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurvedaR. Gurudeva, Page No.125, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.com/2012/09/22/nagkesar-mesua-ferrea-medicinal-qualities-ayurveda-details/"Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mesua+ferrea "Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Uses"]>Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 399</ref>