Steinmetz:Hydnocarpus

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Hydnocarpus kurzii (Taraktogenos kurzii)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Flacourtiaceae
English Names
  • Chaulmoogra
  • Chaulmugra
Natural Habitat
  • India
  • Malaya
  • Indonesia
  • Burma
  • Siam
  • Cochin China
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Gynocardiae = Semen Chaulmoograe
  • Oleum Cbaulmoograe = Oleum Hydnocarpi = Olenm Gynocardiae
Constituent(s)
  • seed: fixed fatty oil; oil: chaulmoogric acid
  • bydnocarpic acid
Action
  • seed
  • oil: sedative
  • febrifuge
  • parasitoid
  • dermatic
  • antiscrofulous; used against leprosy and lupus. - The seeds produced by the plant Chaulmoogra odorata are not identical with the seeds of the above mentioned plant
  • The seeds of Hydnocarpus venenatus are also used in the treatment of leprosy; the Indian name of this is Meeradimootoo
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