00928nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001200067653003000079653001100109653001200120653000900132653002500141653000900166653001000175100001400185700001400199245006700213300001000280490000700290050003200297520031900329022001400648 1977 d c1977 Jul10aAnimals10aDapsone10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aleprosy10aMice10aMycobacterium leprae10aOils10aSeeds1 aDesai A C1 aBhide M B00aHydnocarpus oil as an antileprotic agent in footpad technique. a360-30 v49 aInfolep Library - available3 a

Hydnocarpus oil alone and mixed with dapsone in food and fed to the mice infected with Mycobacterium leprae; showed inhibition of the growth of the lepra bacilli, both sensitive and resistant to dapsone. There was an additive inhibitory effect of the combination of dapsone and oil on the growth of bacilli.

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