Hydnocarpus kurzii is a species of plant in the family Achariaceae. It is found in India and Myanmar. It is used as a traditional medicinal plant.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Hydnocarpus |
| Species: | H. kurzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydnocarpus kurzii (King) Warb.
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| Synonyms | |
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Taraktogenos kurzii | |
Working for Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories, the pharmacist Frederick B. Power studied the seeds of various species of chaulmoogra[clarification needed] from 1904. Power and colleagues identified chaulmoogric acid, which has the formula C18H32O2, from seeds of what was then called the Taraktogenos kurzii tree.[3]
References
edit- ^ CAMP Workshops on Medicinal Plants, India 1998. Hydnocarpus kurzii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
- ^ M Iqbal Zuberi (2012). "Flora". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Parascandola, John (2003). Chaulmoogra Oil and the Treatment of Leprosy (PDF). American Institute of the History of Pharmacy conference. New Orleans, LA: National Library of Medicine.
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