Condurango WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Condurango
Condurango (also known as Marsdenia cundurango, eagle-vine bark, condurangorinde and ecorce de condurango) is an herbal medication that is used to help stimulate the appetite and increase food digestion.1 The dried bark and trunk of the tree are used most often.2 At one time, it was thought to be useful in treating cancer although it is no longer used for this purpose.3
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- Other reported uses include the stimulation of saliva, as a diuretic and to calm upset stomach that is caused by anxiety.3
- Side effects can include stiff neck and facial muscles, restlessness, seizures and liver dysfunction.3
- Side effects should be reported immediately and the medication should be discontinued.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ PDRHealth: Herbals & Supplements: Condurango
- ↑ Diagnose-Me: Condurango
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Health Care: Uses and Benefits of Condurango - Side Effects of Condurango
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Conduran, Condurango Bark, Marsedenia condurango, Marsendenia condurango, Eagle Vine, Eagle Vine Bark
- Last update: Feb. 26, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
