Chulmoogra Oil
| Botanical Name | : | Hydnocarpus wightiana | |
| Common Name | : | Garudphal, Gynocardia and Hyilll carpus | |
| CAS # | : | 8001-74-9, F.E.M.A. : 2657 | |
| Plant Parts Used | : | Seeds | |
| Extraction Method | : | Cold Pressed | |
| Color & Odor | : | Pale yellow viscous liquid with strong, woody aroma |
Description :
Chaulmoogra belongs to the Hydnocarpus family, which is a common plant family in southern Asia. This plant can grow up to 15 to 20 meters high and has drooping branches with long leaves.
Constituents & Specifications :
Fatty acids: oleic- 78.71% palmitic- 4.85% linoleic- 12.44% linolenic- 0.08% stearic- 2.40%
Properties :
Chaulmogra essential oil has a number of therapeutic properties that contain anti-disease of skin, scrofula, rheumatism, eczema and bruises as well as sprains and anti-wound and sores as well.
Benefits & Uses :
- Chaulmoogra Essential Oil is useful in the treatment of skin diseases, scrofula, rheumatism, eczema, as a counter irritant for bruises, sprains, etc., and sometimes applied to open wounds and sores.
- The essential oil contains chaulmoogric acid and palmitic acid, and the fatty oil has been found to yield glycerol, a very small quantity of phytosterol and a mixture of fatty acids. The ripe and fresh seeds yield essential oil reputed to be a specific remedy against leprosy when the disease has just started to develop.
- Chaulmoogra has been used as traditional medicine in India since ancient times to treat Leprosy, chronic skin diseases, wounds and ulcers