Cundurango n. (Written also condurango) (Med.) The bark of a South American vine (Gonolobus Condurango) of the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously, to be a cure for cancer.
... plant which has gained some notoriety as the supposed Cundurango, the cancer-curing bark. It has long been supposed to supply a powerful antidote for the ... — Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders