chaulmoogra oil
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chaulmoogra oil
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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The report, by Harry Hollmann, extolled the therapeutic potential of chaulmoogra oil, originally a folk remedy for leprosy with ancient roots in India and China.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023
Modified chaulmoogra oil, based on the Ball Method, was distributed worldwide and helped free countless people from isolated leper colonies.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023
For example, the thickness, or viscosity, of the chaulmoogra oil was due to its intermolecular forces.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
In a flat-topped, white building overlooking his university's experimental farms he has compounded a preparation of chaulmoogra oil which promises to be a better treatment for leprosy than standard chaulmoogra derivatives.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before sulfone, the main form of treatment was chaulmoogra oil, which produced dubious results and hampered the patients’ quality of life.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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