| Family Name | Casuarinaceae |
| Scientific name | Casuarina equisetifolia L. |
| Common name | Beef Wood, Iron-wood, Swamp Oak, Horsetail Tree，Polynesian Iron Wood |
| Growth habit | Resist wind ,drought tolerant and salt tolerance |
| Leaf | Degenerate to teeth in whorls of 4–20, portion of branchlet between whorls of teeth termed an 'article'; articles with as many longitudinal ridges (phyllichnia) as there are teeth, separated by closed [or open] furrows |
| Flower | Male flowers with 1 or 2 hooded, scale-like tepals and 1 stamen; anther basifixed. Female flowers without perianth; carpels 2, fused, with 2 (rarely 4) ovules; style reddish, bifid. |
| Fruit | Set to generate as small cones, oval shape, bracts lignified |
| More to learn | For internal use, boil for 3 to 9g to drink. For external use, boil or smash it to paste on skin. |
| Properties | Taste cool but feel warm, cause faster blood flow, stop cough and resolving phlegm Slightly bitter ; sim and warm |
| Treats | Stop cough, pain, diarrhea and good for dampness. Indications of cold, fever, cough |
| Reference | 木麻黃 木麻黃 木麻黃 - A+醫學百科 |