• Hydnocarpus wightianus or chaulmoogra is a tree in the Achariaceae family. Hydnocarpus wightiana seed oil has been widely used in traditional Indian medicine...
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    -Ham.) Oken synonym: Hydnocarpus wightianus Blume Hydnocarpus pinguis Sleumer Hydnocarpus polypetalus (Slooten) Sleumer Hydnocarpus saigonensis Pierre ex...
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    treatment available was chaulmoogra oil, from the seeds of the Hydnocarpus wightianus tree from the Indian subcontinent, which had been used medicinally...
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    Bhutan and Myanmar. The seeds of this plant have been confused with Hydnocarpus wightianus as the chaulmoogra oil, which is used in Indian medicine to treat...
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    is a chemical compound that has been isolated from Berberis and Hydnocarpus wightianus. 5′-MHC potentiates the antimicrobial effect of berberine in vitro...
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    to Southeast Asia in search of seeds of the Chaulamoogra tree (Hydnocarpus wightianus), which was used in the treatment of leprosy. This success led to...
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  • Sushruta Samhita and came out with a medicine made of chaulmoogra (Hydnocarpus wightianus) and started treating leprosy patients with this drug. The place...
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