botanical record · discovered
True Chaulmoogra
Hydnocarpus kurzii
True Chaulmoogra · Chaulmoogra · chalmoogra · chaulmoogra · chaulmoograträd · chaulmugra · cholmugra · hydnokarp Kurzov · leprapuu · óleo-de-chalmoogra · Гиднокарпус Курца · Чаульмугра · 庫氏大風子
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Turkey, India, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Leprosy, Lupus, Piscicide, Poison
Science studied: ARACHNIC-ACID, CHAULMOOGRIC-ACID, DIHYDROCHAULMOOGRIC-ACID, FAT
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 kurzii
Common names: True Chaulmoogra, Chaulmoogra, chalmoogra, chaulmoogra, chaulmoograträd, chaulmugra, cholmugra, hydnokarp Kurzov, leprapuu, óleo-de-chalmoogra, Гиднокарпус Курца, Чаульмугра, 庫氏大風子
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Turkey, India, Elsewhere, BR.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Leprosy
- Lupus
- Piscicide
- Poison
- Psoriasis
- Scrofula
- Skin
- Sore
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- Syphilis
- Vermifuge
- Bactericide
- Fever
- Scabies
- Bruise
- Ophthalmia
- Parasiticide
- Sedative
- Sprain
- Wound
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Turkey
- India
- Elsewhere
- BR
Documented cultural uses
- Leprosy
- Lupus
- Piscicide
- Poison
- Psoriasis
- Scrofula
- Skin
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Vermifuge
- Bactericide
- Fever
show 7 more documented entries
- Scabies
- Bruise
- Ophthalmia
- Parasiticide
- Sedative
- Sprain
- Wound
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARACHNIC-ACID
- CHAULMOOGRIC-ACID
- DIHYDROCHAULMOOGRIC-ACID
- FAT
- GORLIC-ACID
- HCN
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- TARAKTOGENIC-ACID
- ASH
- DIHYDROHYDNOCARPIC-ACID
- ISOGALEIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- HYDNOCARPIC-ACID
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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