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.
