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chaul·moogra
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Princeton's WordNet
chaulmoogra, chaulmoogra tree, chaulmugra, Hydnocarpus kurzii, Taraktagenos kurzii, Taraktogenos kurziinoun
East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy
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chaulmoogra
Hydnocarpus wightianus or chaulmoogra is a tree in the Achariaceae family. Hydnocarpus wightiana seed oil has been widely used in traditional Indian medicine, especially in Ayurveda, and in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy. It entered early Western medicine in the nineteenth century before the era of sulfonamides and other antibiotics for the treatment of several skin diseases and leprosy. The oil was prescribed for leprosy as a mixture suspended in gum or as an emulsion.
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chaulmoogra
Chaulmoogra is a tropical tree of the East Indies, specifically from the Hydnocarpus family, known for its seeds which produce an oil that has been used in the treatment of skin diseases such as leprosy. The term can also refer to this oil itself.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chaulmoogra in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chaulmoogra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- chaulmoograDanish
- chaulmoograGreek
- چاولموگراPersian
- chaulmoograFinnish
- chaulmoograFrench
- chaulmograIrish
- chaulmoograHindi
- chaulmoograHungarian
- chaulmoograArmenian
- chaulmoograIndonesian
- chaulmoograItalian
- ಚೌಲ್ಮೂಗ್ರಾKannada
- chaulmoograLatin
- chaulmoograNorwegian
- chaulmoograPolish
- chaulmoograPortuguese
- ЧаулмуграRussian
- chaulmoograSwedish
- చౌల్మూగ్రాTelugu
- ชอลมูกราThai
- chaulmoograTurkish
- chaulmoograUkrainian
- chaulmoograUrdu
- chaulmoograVietnamese
- chaulmoograYiddish
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