Description:

Arabic Name : Narekaisar
Bengali Name : Nageshvar, Nagesar
Chinese Name : Thiet lucmoc
English Name : Cobra’s Saffron, Iron Wood Tree, Indian RoseChestnut
French Name : Mesua Naghas
German Name : Eisenholz
Gujarati Name : Nagkesar, Sachunagkeshar, Nagchampa, Pilunagkesar,Tamranagkesar
Hindi Name : Nagkesar, Nagkeshar, Nagchampa, Nagesar
Kannada Name : Nagsampige
Latin name : Mesua ferrea Linn.
Marathi Name : Nagkesar
Persian Name : Naremushk
Punjabi Name : Nageswar
Sanskrit Name : Nagkesara, Nagkeshar, Nagpushpa, Hema,Gajakesara
Urdu Name : Nagkesar, Naremushk

Description: Shows acrid, anodyne, antibacterial, antifungal,anthelmintic, astringent and digestive activities. Is a tonic forheart, expels wind, is antispasmodic, diuretic and emmenagogue. Itexhibits significant antiinflammatory and styptic activity. Mainuse has been described in leucorrhoea and for controlling bleedingin menorrhagia and piles. Its use in menorrhagia may be due to itsaction on capillaries. Also useful in metrorrhagia, chronicdysentery with mucus, skin eruptions and haemoptysis.

Oil is used to treat skin diseases and its local application isalso recommended in rheumatism.