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