The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-02-14
A CURE FOR CANCER.
Discovery of Plant for which Wonderful
Medicinal Virtues are Claimed.


medical profession 10y the discovery OF a
Brazilian plant called Alveloz, which is
said to cure cancers. The fame of the
| plant reached this country last summer,
and tho attention it attracted resulted in
/ the sending of a despatch by the depart,
ment of state to Consul Atherton al Per
forward sufficient of the medicine for cx-
pcrimental purposes. Early last month
his report and the medicine reached the
department. In his report he says:
| DR.. Bandeira declines making any
charge for his information or Tor the
medicine. | have to report that, in addi-
ton to the accompanying report of DR..
| Bandeira, know of case where this
medicine has apparently cured cancer in
| the breast. The woman is about her
work every day. and appears to be cured
There is a scar left about the size OF the
end of a mans thumb, with depth of
about a quarter of an inch. The cure is
painful, as the place has to be opened
and more of the milk put in. They seem
to think here that the plant is equally
| potent in its prepared form, but | think
| If | had a cancer | should prefer to be
treated where | could get tho plant
| fresh.
Consul Anterior sends with his report
letter aG dressed to himself from DR..
Baudeira, who is the surgeon in charge
of the Pedro II. Hospital at Pernam5uco.
The Doctor SAYS:
The notes about AlveIoz published in
the Therapeutic Ga2ett6, Is truthful, and
we can say complete, as IA: as our in
perfect knowledge OF the plant ana Its
effects extends. | would not like to risk
a theory to explain its physiological and
therapeutic action as an eScharotc, but
am able to assure you that it gives Il
splendid result in the treatment of ulcers
OF different kinds 4 magistrate named
DR.. GuenueS was the first who made it
known four Years ago. He had a can
croi0 Of the face, and went to his home
at Byro de Madre Does after having con-
suited several doctors who could not cure
him.
lie was perfectly cured there by the
natives OF the country, and wrote the
Recife, sending the plant and its juice,
which were tried here, with success in
several cases.
Last year the juice of Alvcloz was
used in the Hospital Pedro IL. with such
gratifying success that Dr.. Nellozo pub
lished a notice in the papers of Recife,
advising the use of it. Many other sue
| cessful applications of the medicine have
been made in cases of epithelioma of the
lips, nose, face, and eyelids The appli-
carton of lyalay in ,ilaarataI
(sarcoma or carcinoma) has not given
the result that mauy doctors hoped.
The plant belongs to the family Eup-
h0rdt"ce@. 1t grows spontaneously in
all the northern portions Of Brazil where
it is known by different names, the most
common being alveloz. arvelez. OF aveioZ.
The natives used to burn the wound
with the Juice running from piece ot q
broken or cut skein. after having washed
it with decoction of the lsa"es of to-
bacco. We have used generally the fresh
juice of the plant. as it So,n bac ,meS
coagnlated and acquires bad odor. Our
chemists, however, have succeeded in
keeping it liquid and unalterable by
treating it with salycillc acid, which does
not modify the action. The Juice pre-
pared in this way has always given the
same results. and it has been employed
in many cases l send bottle of the
juice prepared in the way mentioned.
which | hope may give in the United
States the same good results it has given
US.
Bararo de Santa Cruz (chemist.) treat
ing the juice by water and afterward by
alcohol. obtained a resin Cot which send
small quantity that seems to contain
the active principle of the plant. This
resin Ia s powerful irritating action,
and has been employed in the proportion
of or 3 to 100 with vaseline.
A portion of this medicine, when it
arrived, was secured by Dr.. Smith Towns.
hend. the Health Officer Of the District
OF Columbia for the purpose OF trying
it on IA patient, Capt. Dugal, IA man about
65 years of age, who was suffering from
a cancroid Of the nose of long standing.
The effect was marvellous. The wound
began to heal from the. first application,
aud in very short time it was, to all
appearances, cured. The Sun cores
pondent saw Capt. Di5al before the
treatment and has seen Linn several times
since. The cure appears to be perma-
neut. Dr. Townsheud says he is now
treating lady for cancer of the face,
and is apparently attaining the same
good results. He hesitates about ex-
pressing positive opinion as yet regard
ing its virtues rs a specific icG cancer,
but says that il these two cases it seems
to have accon; plished what no other rem
edial agent known to medicine has done.
The quantity received 10y the depart
mens OF state was small. The depart
ment has ordered another supply, and
DR.. Townshcnd has also written tn Con-
sui Athcrton requesting tGat supply ne
sent to him at his expense -B0itimore
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