Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Moogrol

Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases

Also known as: Cholmesterol, Antileprol

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

Moogrol is an ethyl ester of fatty acids derived from chaulmoogra or gynocardia oil. In the 1930s, it was used as a treatment for leprosy and renal tuberculosis.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

MOOGROL, the ethyl ester of the fatty acids of chaulmoogra or gynocardia oil (see); this same ester is known by the names cholmesterol and antileprol. These esters have found application in the treatment of leprosy in doses of 0.25–1 cm3 intramuscularly; Moogrol is used in the same dose in the treatment of renal tuberculosis.

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“Moogrol.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/moogrol/