CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA

Plant Name: CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA

English Name: Sea oak

Local Name:

• Australian-pine


• Beefwood


• Ironwood


• Horsetail tree


• She-oak

Family: Casuarinaceae/ Beefwood

Uses:
Uses that include the utilization of wood ash in making soap and the extraction of dye from the bark. The astringent bark decoction is administered as a remedy for diarrhea and dysentery, as a lotion for beri-beri, and as a gargle to relieve sore throat. It is widely planted for amenity purposes, coastal reclamation, medicinal purposes, tannin, dyes, pulp and timber.