Indications :
Chalmogra is a tall evergreen tree with whitish wood. It has sharply-toothed, smooth and shining leaves, spherical fruits, about the size of an apple, with a rough thick brown rind. Chalmogra has been used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for leprosy since many centuries. In ancient Buddhist literature the efficacy of raw Chalmogra seeds in treating leprosy is mentioned.

The seeds of Chalmogra yield a fatty oil that contains hydnocarpic acid, oleic acid and palmitic acid and used as medical tonic. This tonic is useful in correcting disordered processes of nutrition and in restoring the normal function of the system. It is also a local stimulant. Chalmogra oil is a specific medicine for treating skin diseases. It is locally used in rheumatism and phthisis or tuberculosis. It is an effective dressing for scaly eruptions and chronic skin diseases, even those of syphilitic origin.