condurango

(kon-du-rang’go) [Spanish American}. The bark of Condurango blanco Gonol’obus cundurun’go), a South American asclepiadaceous plant, formerly used for cancer: a bitter tonic and stomachic. Dose of wine, 4-1 fl.oz. (15-30 c.c.); of tincture, 1-2 dr. (4-8 c.c.); of fluidextract, 20-30 min. (1.333-2 c.c.).