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[[File:14687607526 44b81f6988 o.jpg|Hydnocarpus kurzii|thumb]]
'''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|ManureInternal disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}.
==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==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==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"/> =Habitat or Distribution=Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Evergreen forests}}.
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==References==
<references> <ref name="SKJainchemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</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 ''S K Jain'', National Book Trust, India, 2016 editionC.P.Khare</ref>
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==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]
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