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Indian Oleander is an erect, smooth shrub, about 2 to 3 metres high, with milky latex. The leaves are leathery, in whorls and is lance-shaped. The flower clusters are showy, fragrant, white, pink or red, borne in terminal inflorescence. The fruits are cylindrical, in pairs and narrow at both ends. Being a hardy plant, it can grow anywhere. Every part of the plant is poisonous.
- Treatment of epilepsy.
- Externally used as an insecticide.
- Skin eruptions like herpes, a viral skin disease.
- Antidote for snake bite.
How to use:
- The decoction of the flowers is used as a general insecticide to kill lice and other insects.
- Oleander is used internally under medical supervision for the treatment of epilepsy which is a nervous disorder resulting in severe convulsions, with or without the loss of consciousness.
- The powdered bark, mixed with castor oil, can be applied over skin eruptions.
- The pounded leaves and bark is recommended for snake bite and as an insecticide.
Part used
The whole plant is used with care.
Dose
Normal
This is utter rubbish. There is no evidence what so ever that oleander neutralises snake venom. You are causing snakebite victims to die of poisoning g from oleander.
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ReplyDeleteAll parts of the plant is poisonous and can be deadly both to animals and human. Get your facts right.
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