Oleander


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Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Definition

This is poisoning from sucking nectar from the flowers or chewing leaves from the oleander or yellow oleander plant. Poisoning can also happen if you eat honey made by bees that used the oleander plant for nectar.


Alternative Names

Rosebay poisoning; Yellow oleander poisoning; Thevatia peruviana poisoning


Poisonous Ingredient
  • Neriin
  • Oleondroside
  • Oleandrin

Where Found

Twigs, leaves, and flowers of the oleander plant



Review Date: 03/21/2006
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-RooseveltHospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork.


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