Papers on the plant Gynocardia odorata from which the Chaulmoogra oil is obtained / compiled from various sources by Richard C. Lepage.

Date:
1878
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Credit: Papers on the plant Gynocardia odorata from which the Chaulmoogra oil is obtained / compiled from various sources by Richard C. Lepage. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    beat the seed into a paste with as much simpk^ ointment as is requisite to give it proper consistence. Used in many skin diseases, especially in herpes and tinea. [P. 440 of same book.] Dr. B. N. Bose reports very favourably of it in lejjrosy. employed both internally and externally. Dr. E. C. Bose states that he has often carried the dose of the oil to half a drachm and a drachm without observing any ill effects. Extract from the The Bengal Dispensatory,^'' by W. B. O'SHAUGHNESaV, M.D., Calcutta, [P. 206.] Nat. Order XII.—Flacourtiacea'. This group is of very little interest, containing but two s],)ecies recjuiring par- ticular notice. Gen. Chaulmoogra. Sp. 1. Chaulmoogra Odorata. Vern. Chauhnoogra, Petarcura. Off. Seeds. A native of Sylhet, and the seed employed extensively in the treatment of cutaneous diseases. The seeds are various in shape, nearly oval, smooth, grey, hard. Embryo white. The seeds yield by expression about 10 per cent, of a thick, fixed oil, of unpleasant flavour, and rather offensive smell; 3 i given to a dog caused violent v omiting in fifteen minutes. They are much used by the natives in the treat- ment of cutaneous disorders, being beaten up with ghee into a soft mass, and applied three times daily.