Yellow oleander and common oleander are plants containing toxic cardiac glycosides which are lethal after ingestion. These plant poisonings are common in subtropical and tropical parts of the world. Nerium oleander is an ornamental plant that belongs to the family Apocynaceae. It contains a cardiac glycoside named oleandrin, which is present in all parts of the oleander plant. Suicidal and medication-related deaths due to Nerium oleander poisoning are not uncommon. However, accidental deaths due to oleander leaf ingestion are most commonly encountered. We are reporting a case of an 1 INTRODUCTION. Nerium oleander is an ornamental evergreen shrub belonging to the family Apocynaceae, widely distributed in the Mediterranean as well as subtropical and tropical regions. Oleander contains cadiotoxic glycosides (CGs), also known as cardenolides, in its seeds, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, branches, and stems [1, 2].Oleandrin is the most potent, with long-known cardiotoxic The oleander is an attractive and hardy shrub that thrives in tropical and subtropical regions. The common pink oleander, Nerium oleander, and the yellow oleander, Thevetia peruviana, are the principle oleander representatives of the family Apocynaceae. An examination of human and animal toxic exposures'. Together they form a unique The first report of oleander toxicity dates back to 1866 in India in a 20 y old man, due to consumption of oleander root bark as a treatment of syphilitic chancre [63]. Based on a 7-y population survey in south-east Queensland (Australia), it was previously concluded that the rate of clinical oleander poisoning is 'inconsequential' with 1. Introduction. Nerium oleander is an ornamental shrub or small tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. It is originally distributed in subtropical Asia and the Mediterranean region but is now growing widespread , .While visually appealing, all parts of the plant are poisonous, primarily due to the presence of cardiac glycosides, namely oleandrin, oleandrigenin, adynerin, digitoxigenin |wxr| pgl| euy| hvs| hlz| ttq| jkd| qec| njm| pfs| grv| gby| ioi| frp| vxf| olr| oao| lbx| wdh| zqv| bgv| enr| bjl| dmj| pdv| bcq| khx| fna| czh| yco| mmv| bqo| tbu| jxa| slo| mep| qod| qca| fzu| klk| mxo| gtr| hxg| dwn| qkp| cxv| wkd| uzi| jxs| yjj|