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Gynocardia odorata R. Br. |
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Botanical Name |
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Gynocardia odorata R. Br. |
English
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Chaulmoogra, False gynocardia oil |
Synonym(s) |
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Chaulmoogra odorata Roxb. |
Family |
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Flacourtiaceae |
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General Info
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An evergreen, glabrous, dioecious tree, 30-50 ft. in height and 3-6 ft. in girth, with a clear bole up to 20 ft. Branches slender; bark greenish grey, lenticellate; leaves bifarious, ovate-oblong; flowers in fascicles, pale yellow, fragrant; fruits globose (3-5 in. diam.) with hard rind, borne on trunk and main branches; seeds embedded in a gelatinous fragrant pulp, obovoid or oblong,1 in. long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antirheumatic (seed oil); alleviates spasms, diuretic and depresses the central nervous system (50% EtOH aerial part extract); emetic (seed); as a febrifuge (bark) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Glynocardin (a glycoside, plant); gynocardic acid (oil); triterpenes (bark); from 50% EtOH extract of aerial part. |
Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In rheumatism, in leprosy, secondary syphilis, scrofula, in phthisis and as a tonic (seed oil); in leprosy, scrofula and skin diseases (seed). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Bentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants. |
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