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CONGO DR 1963. Red Cross. Strophanthus Sarmentosus. Joint Pain. Sc# 443. MNH

CONGO DR 1963. Red Cross. Strophanthus Sarmentosus. Joint Pain. Sc# 443. MNH

$ 1.36

Availability: 63 in stock
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Place of Origin: Congo
  • Topic: Red Cross
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Congo
  • Region: Congo
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
  • Type: Postage
  • Color: Multi-Color

    Description

    The numerous local medicinal uses of S. sarmentosus include treatment of joint pain, head lice, eye conditions and venereal disease. The plant has also been used as arrow poison. Botanist John Baldwin discovered that Strophanthus sarmentosus was a natural source of the steroid hormone cortisone and was used in the early manufacture of cortisone-based drugs.