Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Wonderful Plants
Type:
Remedy
Chapter:
644.24.17
644.24.17 Mesua ferrea
Names: Calophyllum nagassarium.
English: Ceylon ironwood; Poached egg tree; Indian rose chestnut; Cobra’s saffron.
Content: xanthones, euxanthones, mesuaxanthones.
Mind
Aphrodisiac.
Mental disturbance.
Body
Heart: weak; anaemia.
Stomach: indigestion.
Rectum: dysentery.
Skin: dermatitis.