Name: Messua ferrea (Linn.)

  1. Common name: Nahar
  2. Vernacular name: Nahor (Assamese)
  3. Family: Calophyllaceae
  4. Habit: Large trees, buttressed, up to 35 m tall.
  5. Habitat: Evergreen forests, near streams
  6. Flower: April-June
  7. Fruit: July to September
  8. Parts used: Seeds, flowers and leaves
  9. Distribution: Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Uses: Blood purifier, cardiotonic (improve contraction of heart muscle and blood flow), antiallergic, reduce fever,antiseptic,diuretic(increase production of urine), paste of flowers used in bleeding piles and burning feet.