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Kumdang-2 | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 금당 이호 주사약 |
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Hancha | 金糖二號注射藥 |
Revised Romanization | Geumdang-iho jusayak |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmdang 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]
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]