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'''Hydnocarpus kurzii''' is an evergreen tree that usually grows 8 - 20 metres tall. The oil from the seed of this tree was the first known effective treatment for leprosy and became the source of the first synthetic drugs to treat the disease. Although now largely replaced in conventional medicine by these synthetic drugs. It is native to Southeast Asia, tropical Africa and tropical South America.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Internal disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin disease}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Bark of the tree contains certain tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
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==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|TreeEvergreen tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
===Flower===
===Fruit===
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the wet tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,800 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Evergreen forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references><ref name="SKJain">Medicinal Plants by ''S K Jain'', National Book Trust, India, 2016 edition.</ref><ref name="Cultivation detailschemical composition">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hydnocarpus+kurzii Cultivation detailsChemistry]</ref> <ref name="Ayurvedic preparationsLeaf">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/09/22/tuvaraka-hydnocarpus-laurifolia-qualities-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparationsMorphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hydnocarpus+kurzii Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hydnocarpus+kurzii Hydnocarpus kurzii on pfaf.org]
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227382 Hydnocarpus kurzii Hydnocarpus kurzii on indiabiodiversity.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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