Cundurango

Cundurango belongs to the "Milk-weed" family, and is thus related to

Asclepias Syriaca, and Tuberosa, and also to Calotropis. The action of the latter in syphilitic

conditions may be compared with the power of Cundurango over cancer. The Condor plant was

introduced into medicine as a cancer remedy by Dr. Bliss, of Washington. Clotar Muller cured

with it several cases of "old, obstinate, foul-smelling, ichorous ulcers"; one case of "carcinoma of

the lips, an unclean and sinuous ulcer." Burnett, who proved it, and whose symptoms were of a

severe nature, observed that it produced "a painful crack in the right corner of the mouth." These

cracks he has seen produced in several patients who were taking the drug; and he has cured

similar cracks with it. He regards them as a keynote indication, and has cured patients of

tumours, some undoubtedly cancerous, who had that symptom as a concomitant. In his opinion

• ▸Cundur.
• ▸is antipsoric (Tumours of the Breast, p.
• ▸28).
• ▸Dudgeon (H.
• ▸W.
• ▸, xxiv.
• ▸543) has recorded a

cure with Cundur. 1 of an undoubted case of cancer of left breast in a woman of sixty-nine. The

nipple was so retracted as to be invisible. A hard tumour the size of an egg on the outer side of

the nipple was the centre of lancinating pains radiating from it, the whole breast being very

• ▸tender to touch.
• ▸The tumour increased steadily under Hydrast.
• ▸and Phytolac.
• ▸, and was only

• ▸checked temporarily by Conium.
• ▸Under Cundur.
• ▸it entirely disappeared.
• ▸Cundurango has found

its chief use as a cancer remedy, especially in cancers originating in epithelial structures.

Rhagades at muco-cutaneous orifices and warty excrescences are a leading indication for it.

Cutting, stinging, burning, tingling, constrictive, and piercing pains are complained of. The skin

manifests much of the action of the remedy: blotches; eczema; pimples; pustules; indolent ulcers;

lupus; varicose ulcers; syphilitic affections; epithelioma, and scirrhus. Burnett considers it has a

very strong affinity for the tongue. He cured with it a jagged ulcer of the tongue (doubtful

whether cancerous or syphilitic); tongue and lips red. One prover had a slight creeping pain

along periosteum of right humerus; and I observed "a creeping sensation up the back, and

headache in right temple" in a patient taking it in the 1x tincture. An old-school authority, Dr.

• ▸Guyvenot (Bull.
• ▸Gén.
• ▸de Thérap.
• ▸No.
• ▸32, 1890) credits Condurangin with causing a "veritable

locomotor ataxia." It appears late, and he thinks it is due to the formation of some toxic

substance by the splitting up of the alkaloid in the organism.

• ▸Severe dull headache all day.
• ▸—Violent pain in |.
• ▸temple; cutting in |.
• ▸temple and

• ▸through ball of 1.
• ▸eye.
• ▸—Sensation as if forehead were broad and high; as if |.
• ▸half were bigger

• ▸than r.
• ▸(1.
• ▸half feels heavy, r.
• ▸clear).

Much glairy mucus from nose alternating with unusual dryness.—A state of nose

• ▸giving a nasal sound to voice.
• ▸—Stiffness in nose.
• ▸—Pressive full feeling in bridge.
• ▸—Flat

epithelioma I. side of nose.

Deep crack in corner of mouth, warty growths occupying edges.—Ulcer on chin, r. side

perforating to gums.

• ▸Slight pain in |.
• ▸half of tongue.
• ▸—Small painful pustule on r.
• ▸side of tip of tongue, on

upper surface towards edge.—(Cancer of tongue.)

Aching in throat, extending to stomach, with great burning in stomach.—Persistent

sore throat.—Sore throat with burning and aching, and a husky feeling which causes a dry,

hacking cough.

• ▸Painful affections of the stomach; ulceration.
• ▸Vomiting of food and indurations, constant burning pain.
• ▸Stricture of oesophagus, with burning pains behind sternum, where food seems to stick.
• ▸Vomiting of food, and indurations in left hypochondrium with constant burning pain.

Constipation.—Rhagades at anus; terrible pains when bowels are moved;

cracks at angles of mouth.

Ulcer on false ribs as large as hand, apparently carcinomatous.—On r. wall of thorax,

esp. round nipple, several swellings in size from pigeon's to hen's egg, some suppurating, nipple

being on a hard, painful swelling; axillary glands swollen; emaciation—Tumours of breast on

either side.

Constrictive pain.—On rising in morning sharp, distinct pain in heart, followed by

passage of flatus.

Fissures form about the muco-cutaneous outlets. Epithelioma of lips or anus. Ulcerative stage of carcinoma cutis when fissures form.

Some small congenital warty excrescences enlarge and look fresh.—Blotches,

pimples, and boils in many parts.

• ▸Anus, rhagades of.
• ▸Breast, tumours of.
• ▸Cancer.
• ▸Cracks.
• ▸Epithelioma.
• ▸Fistula.

• ▸Headache.
• ▸Locomotor ataxy.
• ▸Rodent ulcer.
• ▸Small-pox.
• ▸Stomach, affections of.
• ▸Syphilis.
• ▸Ulcers.

• ▸Compare: Ant.
• ▸tart.
• ▸(pustular eruptions); Arum tri.
• ▸(corner of mouth cracked; sore

• ▸throat); Bapt.
• ▸(sore throat; open cancers with very offensive discharges); Ars.
• ▸, Con.
• ▸, Hydrast.
• ▸,

• ▸Phytol.
• ▸, Trifol.
• ▸prat.
• ▸, Kreos.
• ▸(cancer, especially of breast); Hydrast.
• ▸, Kali sul.
• ▸, (rodent ulcer,

lupus, cancer of stomach); Thuja (epithelial cancer, fissures at muco-cutaneous outlets); Silic.

(fistulous ulcers).

Compare: Asterias; Conium; Hydrast; Arsenic.

Tincture, or bark, 5-grain doses before meals in water. Also the thirtieth potency, in tumors.

Soreness all over body, like rheumatism, < through |. shoulder and under 1. scapula

(burning).—Rhagades on hips and in bends of knees.