About Chaulmugra
Hydnocarpus pentandrus (previously Hydnocarpus wightianus) or chaulmoogra is a medium-sized tree in the family Achariaceae. This dioecious tree grows up to 10m tall, in moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats in India. Hydnocarpus wightiana seed oil has been widely used in traditional Indian medicine, especially in Ayurveda, and in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy. It entered early Western medicine in the nineteenth century before the era of sulfonamides and other antibiotics for the treatment of several skin diseases and leprosy. The oil was prescribed for leprosy as a mixture suspended in gum or as an emulsion.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hydnocarpus pentandrus
- Genus
- Hydnocarpus
- Family
- FLACOURTIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, deciduous, and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चालमोगरा Calmogara, Chalmogra, Chaulmoogra
- Tamil
- Maravetti, Maravattai, Marotti
- Kannada
- ಚೌಲ್ಮೂಗ್ರ Chaulmoogra, ಎಣ್ಣೆಮರ yenne mara, Mirolhakai
- Malayalam
- Kodi, Maravatty, Marotti
- Marathi
- Kadu Kawath
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Chaulmugra belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
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