Distribution:
Found in the Himalayas from Nepal eastwards, in north-eastern India, Deccan Peninsula and the Andaman Islands, ascending to an altitude of 1,500 m.

Habit:
A medium-sized to large evergreen tree with short trunk, often buttressed at the base. The bark is greyish or reddish brown; the leaves are lanceolate, coriaceous, generally covered with a waxy bloom underneath, red when young; the flowers are large, white and fragrant; the fruits are ovoid, nearly woody; the seeds are dark brown.

Principle constituents:
Mesuferrone-A and B, mesuaferrol, mesuanic acid, ?- and ß-amyrin, and ß-sitosterol.

Indications:
The volatile oil from the flowers shows antibacterial, antifungal and anthelmintic activities. It exhibits significant anti-inflammatory and styptic activity.

Product range:
Lukol, Pilex, Styplon