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Kumdang-2
Chosŏn'gŭl
금당 이호 주사약
Hancha
金糖二號注射藥
Revised RomanizationGeumdang-iho jusayak
McCune–ReischauerKŭmdang iho chusayak

Kumdang-2 is an alleged cure for AIDS, Ebola, MERS, and tuberculosis created in North Korea.[1] According to the website Minjok Tongshin, a version of the drug was originally produced in 1996.[2] The name means "golden sugar" in Korean.[3]

It is manufactured by the Pugang Pharmaceutical Company.[4] According to the Korean Central News Agency, the drug's ingredients include ginseng, small amounts of rare earth metals,[5] and trace amounts of gold and platinum.[6] According to the KCNA, it can also cure cancer, morning sickness, and "harm from the use of computers".[7] The drug was mentioned during the deadly bird flu outbreaks in 2006 and 2013.[2]

Chemical analysis

According to the chemical analysis by the South Korean National Forensic Service, Kumdang-2 turned out to be mostly made of the anesthetic Procaine.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "North Korea says it has 'cure' for MERS, Ebola, AIDS". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "North Korea Claims It Has Found Cure For MERS, Ebola, SARS And AIDS". Huffington Post. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ "North Korea claims it can cure MERS (and a whole bunch of other things)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ^ Kumdang-2 Injection Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Manufactor Website". Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. ^ "North Korea claims 'cure' for Mers, Aids and Ebola". The Guardian. Associated Press. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  7. ^ North Korea claims Kumdang-2 vaccine cures MERS, AIDS, Ebola and "harm from the use of computers", ABC, 20 June 2015.
  8. ^ "북한산 만병통치약 '금당-2호' 알고보니 마취제". jungangilbo. 30 April 2015.
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