MEDICINAL BENEFITS OF OLEANDER: BEST ANTIDOTE FOR SNAKE BITES

NERIUM INDICUM MILL.

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.

Medicinal Use of Oleander:

• 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