Search for Mail Messages
The iPhone OS gives you two ways to search for email messages, and, frustratingly, the more useful of the two isn't available within Mail! I should also mention that you can search message headers (such as sender, recipient, and subject), but not message content—although I describe one workaround to this limitation two pages ahead in Better IMAP Searching.
Search within Mail
To search within Mail, scroll to the top of the message list for any mailbox (or, on an iPad, simply be sure the message list is visible) and enter some text in the search field. Then tap the Search key. Mail displays matching messages from the current mailbox; tap one to display it.
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