Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Hydnocarpus pentandrus
Scientific Name and Description
Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch. -Ham.)
Oken
Oken
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Chaulmoogra, |
| Tamil | Nilavengum |
| Malayalam | Eeradi |
| Sanskrit | Tvakpushpa |
| Common name | Chaulmoogra |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch. -Ham.) Oken
Habit- Medium sized tree
Parts used - Seed
Application - Skin diseases; wound; scabies
Treatment -General
References - Chithra et al. 2016
References
Literature
Literature
Chithra et al. 2016
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Hydnocarpus pentandrus. (2021, November 20). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnocarpus_pentandrus