M. ferrea L. is a tree of tropical Asia and belongs to family Guttiferae. Various parts of the plant are used medicinally in India, China, Malaysia and Thailand. Its bark is given in treatment of cough, dysentery, vomiting, sore throat and fever. Flowers are astringent and stomachic. The leaves and flowers in combination with other drugs are used for the treatment of snake bite and scorpion sting. The seed oil is used as an embrocation in rheumatism and found useful in the treatment of itch. Our ongoing research is focused on the screening of the extracts of M. ferrea L. (Seeds) on the screening promising bioactivities which can then be developed into drugs through preclinical and clinical developments.

Dr. MasoodAssistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, GDC, Shopian, J&K-192303.Ph.D,IISERB India (Chemistry-2015)M.Sc, VU, India (Chemistry-2010)DST-INSPIRE FACULTY Awardee-2016SERB INDO-US Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee-2016M.P Young Scientist Fellowship Awardee-2014 Research Expertise in Materials and Environmental Analytical Chemistry