Common Mesua
Mesua Ferrea
Tie Li Mu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cool

Part(s) used

Bark, flower and seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve cough and dispel phlegm, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cough with profuse phlegm, swelling of sore welling abscess and boil, bleeding from hemorrhoids, scalds, poisonous snake bite.