68 Dr. Hamilton on the 
‘“‘T wish particularly to draw your attention to a valuable pro- 
duction of this province: it is the bark of the Malambo tree. I 
euclose you a little of the powdered bark; and Mr. Byrne has 
charge of a parcel containing some pieces of the bark. You have 
also enclosed a description of this bark, and its qualities, given me 
by Don Jorge Lopez, the apothecary, my neighbour, with a trans- 
Jation. J shall be glad to hear what opinion may be formed in 
England of this bark, and whether it is likely to become an article 
of exportation from this port; for it can be procured in any quan- 
tities. I enclose also another description of the Malambo tree, 
extracted from another rare and valuable Spanish work in my 
possession, with a translation. 
The following are the accounts referred to: 
‘* Descripcion del Mulambo, por Don Jorge Lopez. 
‘“Sedia, en la provincia de Cartagena, un arbol de la misma 
altura de los Quinos, nombrado Malambo, cuja corteza en mi 
concepto tiene qualidades mas recomandables que la Quina: ella 
abunda de un aromatico tan constante y penetrante que jamas lo 
pierde, y por supuesto abunda tambier de partes gomosas muy 
utiles, 4 mi ver, 4 la naturaleza; es indigena de esta provincia, y se 
encuentra con abundancia. Su corteza as quehabla, y crea que si 
se dedicase los facultativos 4 hacer usa de‘ella, la Quina perderia 
su concepto. En este pais la aplican a diversos males con ventaja 
conocida, en particular para los pasmos, heridas, inflamaciones, 
males del estomago; a mi ver producivia un efecto admirable en 
la hidropesia, y fiebres malignas; por varias observaciones que se 
ban hecho es effeax para las asmas, reumatisma, disenteria, supre- 
siones de menstruas; en fin, en el pais, y en particular en los 
campas, es un remedia general aplicado con felix suceso en todas 
las enfermedadas referidas.””* 
‘* Descripcion del Malambo, (extracted from a rare Spanish work. ) 
‘« El tercero es el Malambo, cuja corteza aromatico es un anti- 
spasmodico eminente, de un amargo muy activo, febrifugo, y 
* Translation of the Description of the Malambo, given by Don George Lopes. 
There is found in the province of Carthagena a tree of the same height as 
the Quinas, (bark-trees, ) named the Malambo, the bark of which, in my opinion, 
possesses more valuable qualities than even the Quina. It abounds with an 
aromatic so strong and so penetrating, that it never loses it under any circum- 
stances; and, of course, it likewise abounds in gums highly useful, in my idea, 
to humanity. It is indigenous to this province, and is found in great abun- 
dance. It is to the bark of the tree which I allude, and I really believe that, 
were the faculty to make use of it, the Quina (Peruvian bark) would fall in their 
estimation. In this country it is applied to several diseases with well-known 
success; in particular, in cases of spasms, wounds, inflammations, diseases of 
the stomach, In my opinion, it would produce the happiest results in cases of 
dropsy and malignant fever. From several other observations, it is also found 
highly efficacious in asthmas, rhenmatisms, dysentery, and suppression of the 
menses. In short, in the province, and particularly in the country parts, it is a 
remedy applied with the happiest success in all the cases enumerated above. 
