The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-10-11
Rushcutter Bay. 18th August.

To tie Editor Of ae AJtesaum
"SIR,-As the following extract from n copy OF
the last report Of the Calcutta District Charitable
Society which / have lust received, regarding the
use of 4 nut called ChaOwl moogree. as a remedy
in cases OF leprosy. may prove interesting 10 your
readers, and induce some OF them TO make refer
ences on the sui. ect which may lead 10 similar
good results IN Madras. l beg to send il TO You for
insertion in your journal. 1t is part Of 4 report
made 10 the Central Committee OF the Society by
ir. X. Stewart. the officer in medical charge OF the
Almshouse and Laper Asylum in Calcutta.
In January. 1853. DR.. John Jackson expressed
TO me a wish To try the effects of a native nut called
chaowl moogree upon some cases of leprosy, he
having heard ii strongly as 4 most
powerful remedial agent for the cure Of that dis
ease We proceeded together 10 the Leper Asy-
lum for the purpose of selecting a fit subject for a
trial OF the efficacy of the nut, and having examined
all the different inmates We at length fixed upon
Nundoo kissore, an individual who was perhaps
the most dlslgured of any OF them by the ravages
OF the disease, and whose case seemed altogether
hopeless. The man had frequently declared his
life to be hateful 70 him. and had even threatened
10 commit suicide if he was not relieved. No pow
es of description which | possess can convey any
correct idea of his general appearance his fore
head, nose. cheeks. lips and chin were thickly
studded with small tubercles the ears enlarged
and peTdulous. and the lobes resembling two
small POTATOES. The integuments of the chest and
abdomen. of a dirty brown color, and coarse in
texture. resembling more the hide of an elephant
than the skin OF Il human being. On the arms the
tltDtlCltS WNIC VI u Adiht SIZE. II blu UnlCu
swollen and hard. and each finger OF double its
natural dimensions. and the nails had been de-
stroyed the legs. feet and toes were still more
disGgured.
On the 9Th January. 1853. this individual was
ordered a scruple of chaowl mOOgree, pounded and
made into pills. twice u day, and was directed To
use a diet composed entirely of milk. ghee, butter.
rice and bread.
II appearance now has altered so much for
the better that | feel confident that his nearest rela-
tive could not recognize him. All the tubercles
have disappeared, with the exception of one on
one of the arms. which, though still conspicuous.
is reduced 10 one-third of its original size. His
face and ears natural. hands and feet almost re-
duced TO their natural proportions the nails re-
newed. The greatest and most pleasing change,
however, | consider TO be in his frame OF mind,
which is now cheerful and happy. The success
which has attended this case has induced some of
the other patients To request that they might be
permitted to try the same medicine. Six of them
are now taking il, and even without the advantages
OF the more expensive diet allowed Ia Nuudoo
kissore, are benefting by its use.
" Ii IS TO be hoped that pr. Stuart'S further trials
will establish the nut used by him as a certain
means of relief to some of the most wretched of
WILLIAM Hi /.
=. Birch House. Ootncamnnd. june ID. 1888"
Extract from " Lockhart's Medical Missionary in
China PIP. 1915; published by Hurst n Co.
London. 1861 - Of leprosy.' DR.. Hobson re-
marks, = mention has been often made of the pre-
NANhN, 'thN NAaA AN1Lbl VI lVplbol1 IL - Sldl~
flying to state that the seeds of the chaowl moo
gree are found to be of real service. DR.. Mount
lMouat) of Calcutta, drew my attention to this
and sent me q quantity Of seeds these were
given in the form of coarse powder in doses of
sixty grains twice 4 day, and the expressed oil
rubbed on the e%ruptions occasionally. have seen
cases certainly completely cured and several
others much benefited. The remedy must be per-
severed in for not less than from four to six months
lnder its action the diseased surface gradually
assumes the appearance of healthy skin. The rem
edy is known to the Chinese under the name of
for the seeds, and Ta-funE-yew for the
oil but those who have any experience of its
value keep it q secret for their own profit. The
ihinese account says ii is imported from the south
probably the Straits). 1t produces a change in
he blood. hence useful in the diseased blood of
eprosy. The oil is useful to apply to cases of
PSORIASIS and ulcers, and it will kill worms. The
eeds should be given in the form of pills"
DR.. HObson wrote an excellent paper on leprosy,
which was published in the Medical Times and
Td-ette. for June ID. 1860.