MESUA

(Lat.), n. f. Me2'zhu2(su4)-as. Fr., m., mesua. A genus of tropical shrubs or trees, of the Guttiferce, tribe Calophyllece. The Mesuece are: Of Sprengel, a division of the Gultiferai; of Reichenbach. a section of the Clusiece. [B, 42, 170 (a, 35).] M. ferrea, M. nagaiia, M. pedunculata, M. Roxburghii, M. salicin a. Fr., bois d'anis (ou defer, ou de nagas). mesua des Indes. Ger., Eisenholzbaum. Beng.. nagkushur. East Indian iron-wood, nah or oil plant, nagkushur- (or nagkesur-) tree; an East Indian species cultivated in Java and Malabar for its aromatic flowers, which are also sold as a stimulant. A glutinous resin, of sharp, aromatic odor, is obtained from the chestnut-like fruits, and an oil from the seeds is used as an embrocation in rheumatism. The bark is bitter, aromatic, and astringent, and the root is used as a tonic. [B, 19, 173, 180, 185, 275 (a, 35); "Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxv (a, 39).] M. speciosa. A species resembling M. ferrea in properties and identified with it by Hooker. The bark and root are used as a sudorific, the leaves as an expectorant, and the oil of the seeds in rheumatism. The fruits are laxative when fresh, but constipating when dried. [B, 180, 212 (a, 35).] too; U2, blue; U3, lull; U4, full; U6, urn; U, like u (German). [s. 759]