A report on the origin and therapeutic properties of Cundurango / by W.S.W. Ruschenberger.
- Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- Date:
- 1873
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A report on the origin and therapeutic properties of Cundurango / by W.S.W. Ruschenberger. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![durango was distributed through the Smithsonian Institution, and the medical departments of the Army and Navy, with a statement of a method of using it, communicated by the Hon. Rumsey Wing to the Secretary of State, which is as follows : “ A decoction of cundurango is made out of a small piece of the wood beaten out Hat, and a half an ounce of which is boiled in three tea-cups of water. “ Of this decoction one tea-cupful must be taken in the morn- ing and another at night. “If the patient has ulcers, they should be kept very clean by the use of aromatic wine or simple ointment, according to the degree of inflammation. “ The decoction is only to be used for fifteen days consecu- tively. An interval of fifteen days must then elapse, when the remedy may again be resumed for the same length of time. “ Great attention must be given in order to keep the digest- ive organs in the best possible condition. “With regard to any other counsel, the general aspect of the patient must serve as guide. “In this country, [Ecuador,] the cundurango has proved itself to be a powerful restorative, and must eventually work a com- plete revolution in the treatment of cancerous, venereal, and ulcerous diseases. “Dr. C as ares. “Quito, January 4, 1870. “A true translation: “ Rumsey Wing.” Influenced by the high authority under which it was intro- duced to public notice, Surgeon-General William M. Wood, of the Navy, immediately, May 15, 1871, instructed Passed Assist- ant Surgeon Joseph G. Ayers, United States Navy, then attached to the United States Steamer Resaca, on the coast of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28083830_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
