Chaulmoogra, Hydnocarpus

Chaulmoogra, hydnocarpus) Hydrastis canadensis (Goldenseal, Indian dye) Hypericum perforatum (St. John s wort, Klamath weed) Ignatia amara... 

In traditional practice, the pulp is applied on inflammations, is used in a gargle for sore throat and, mixed with salt, as a cream for rheumatism. It is, further, administered to alleviate srmstroke, Datura poisoning, and alcoholic intoxication. In southeast Asia, the frait is prescribed to counteract the ill effects of overdoses of false chaulmoogra, Hydnocarpus anthelmintica, given in leprosy. In Colombia, an ointment made of tamarind pulp, butter, and other ingredients is used to rid domestic animals of vermin (8). 

Southeast Asia counteraction of ill effects of overdoses of chaulmoogra (Hydnocarpus anthelmintica Pierre), given to threat leprosy (3)... 

Cyclic unsaturated fatty acids with a cyclopentene ring at the end of the chain, such as chaulmoogric acid (3-26) and hydno-carpic acid, are present in the seeds of evergreen trees known as chaulmoogra Hydnocarpus, syn. Taraktogenos) of the Achariaceae... 

Hydnocarpus and Chaulmoogra Oils. Chaulmoogra oil Taraktogenos kurzii King) has now been mainly replaced by the more easily obtainable... 

The Cyclic acids include the two members, chaulmoogric acid from chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpic acid from hydnocarpus and chaulmoogra. They are used in the treatment of leprosy. 

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