Hindi Chaulmoogra

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Leprosy

Science studied: ALEPRESTIC-ACID, ALEPROLIC-ACID, ALEPRYLIC-ACID, ASH

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Flacourtiaceae

Scientific name: Hydnocarpus wightiana

Common names: Hindi Chaulmoogra, chalmoogra, chaulmoogra

History

The source record documents this plant in India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Leprosy

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India

Documented cultural uses

• Leprosy

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALEPRESTIC-ACID
• ALEPROLIC-ACID
• ALEPRYLIC-ACID
• ASH
• CHRYSOERIOL
• DIHYDROHYDNOCARPIC-ACID
• GORLIC-ACID
• HYDNOCARPIC-ACID
• LEUCOPELARGONIDIN
• LUTEOLIN
• STARCH
• TARAKTOGENIC-ACID
• WATER
• CHAULMOOGRIC-ACID
• HYDNOCARPIN
• LICHENIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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