Angostura Bark
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Angostura bark is a botanical remedy derived from the plant Gallipea officinalis, historically used to strengthen the stomach and intestines. This 1930s encyclopedia entry notes that it lacks the diuretic properties once attributed to it and warns against confusing it with the toxic, strychnine-containing false angostura bark.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ANGOSTURA BARK (Cortex Angosturae verae) from Gallipea officinalis Hancock, native to Venezuela and New Granada, family Diosmeae. It is used in doses of 0.5 as a remedy to strengthen the stomach and intestines. It does not possess the diuretic effect that was previously assumed. This bark should be distinguished from the bark of A. spuria, which contains strychnine.
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“Angostura Bark.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/angostura-bark/