Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-25
IS IT ANOTHER CUNpURANGo?

1t viii be remembered that about twelve
years ago a representative Of the State De-
partment stationed in South America re-
ported the discovery of medical herb that
was specific for cancer and similar atlec-
lions of the system. The State Depart
ment gave publicity to the fact, and cum
durango was Immediately sought after.
Dr. Bliss, of Washington, arrived at the
belief that the plant had the properties
ascri6ed to it, and was Il curative agent
such as medical science had never before
possessed. He and others invested much
capital in the gathering of the plant, and
the shipping Of il from Brazil. 1t was pre-
pared in various FORMS but was dispensed
chiefly in a liquid preparation. 1t had 4
splendid run for a time, and did effect
relief and apparent cures, but it was soon
discovered chat, SO far from being a spe
cifc, the ailments it was intended to eradi
cate returned with recruited vigor after
time Of relief. As a result cundurango
lived out It's lease in brief time, and for
the last nine wears comparatively little has
been heard Of it,
The consular reports for October are just
at hand, and one of the papers suggests an
other boom something after that of eundu-
range. In response to dispatch from the
State Department, Henry L. Atherton,
Consul at Pernambuco forwarded report
made to him by DR.. Bandeiro, Surgeon at
the Imperial Hospital, concerning new
cancer cure in Use in Brazil. The Consul
prelaces the report with the statement
that specimens of the medicine have been
forwarded to the State Department.
lie adds that, in addition to the doctor
report, he knows of case where the medi-
cine cured cancer in the breast, and the
patient is now about her work every day,
and appears to be cured. There is left
scar, about the size of the end Of mans
| thumb, with depth of about a quarter Of
an inch.' He adds that he has applied
for inspection of the report OF the Princi-
pal surgeon of the Liverpool Cancer Hos
pital on the subject. vt the risk Of adj
vertlsing new cure-ali, we outline the re-
port OF DR.. Bandeiro, since the matter has
been considered OF such importance as to
warrant the Department Of State making
an investigation, with 4 view Of giving the
people exact information The doctor
says the plant is known as Alyeloz. and
| that while he win risk no theory to explain
its physiological and therapeutic action as
an cscharotic he is able to certify that it
gives "a splendid result III the treatment
Of cancers Of different kinds" DIR. Guen-
nes, magistrate, was the first to make the
Use Of the plant known, some four years
ago. lie had cancroid of the face, and
after having consulted several doctors, who
were unable to cure him, he was perfectly
cured by the natives OF his own country, at
his place, Brys-da-AIadre Deos, aud wrote
to Recife, sending the plant and its juice,
that was tried with success in several cases.
Last year the juice of alveloz was used in
the Hospital Pedro II. with such success
that DR.. Vellozo published a notice in the
papers OF Recite advising the employment
of It. DR.. Bandeiro adds: MANY and
many other experiences have been made in
cases of epitheHoma Of the lips. nose, face
and eyelids. An application Of alveloz in
liberated cancers (sareoma or carcinoma)
has not given the result that many doctors
hoped
The plant belongs to the family Euohor-
biacce, was discovered by Martins i'll "Yoa-
zeiro" Bahia, and described the first time by
Muller in the book OF Martins, F,0ra
BraSUjeHSiS 1873, with the name OF Eu-
PhorjiG hetefoi0T9 II grows spontaneously
III the whole north OF Brazil, where it is
known by different names, being the most
common that Of alveloz, arveloz or aveloz.
The doctor says, the natives of " Bret O,
" Fra Mddra DeOS, used 10 burn the wound
with the juice running iroIu Il piece of
broken or cut stem, after having washed it
with detection OF leaves ol tobacco; but
we nave used generally the fresh juice OF
the plant, because it becomes soon coagtl-
lated and acquires a bad smell but our
chemists have succeeded in keeping ii
liquid and unaiterable by treating It with
sahcyilc acid, that does not modify its ac-
ton. The juice prepared in that way has
given always the same results, employed III
many cases. send a bottle OF the juice
prepared in that way, that | hope Will give
the United States as good results as by US,
and We are able to furnish ol il SO much us
you want after the first experiments that
must be made N small cancroids, where
the effect is easier to be observed. Barao
de Santa Cruz tchemist) treating the Juice
by water, and after by absolute alcohol, OBJ
tanned 4 resin, OF which | send small
quantity, that seems to contain the active
principle of the plant. THIS resin has
powerful irritating action, and has been
employed in the proportion OF ! or 3 to 100
with yase.ine
This is sufficient to put our own people
upon inquiry, and the probability is that
We shall have boom in the new specific
something after the cundurango pattern.
It is to be hoped, for the sake Of suffering
humanity, that it will have a more success
ful outcome.
WHAT are we to believe this people are
coming TOP Here is the Board of Trustees
of the Napa State Asylum for the Insane
demanding that third asylum be built