Toxicology. Nerium odorum, cardiotoxic plant. A brief views about the plant. Treatment is not included

1. Nerium odorum
MARYAM JAMILAH BINTI ABDUL HAMID
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IMS BANGALORE

2. Learning Outcome
• Common names
• Characteristic of Nerium odorum
• Action of Nerium odorum
• Lethal dose & lethal period

3. Family & Names
Folk remedies
Family: Apocynaceae
Scientific name: Nerium odorum
Common names:
– Nerium oleander
– Common oleander
– Pink oleander, white oleander
– Rose laurel
– Kaner

4. Characteristics
• Large ornamental shrub
• Grows up to 2-6 metres
• Spreading to erect branches
• Leaves
– Narrow lanceolate
(5-20 cm by 1-3.5 cm)
– Pairs or whorls of three
– Thick and leathery
– Dark green

5. • Flowers
– White or pink
– Clusters at end of
each branch
– Deeply 5-lobed
corolla
– Sweetly scented

7. • Fruit
– Long narrow
capsule 5-20 cm
long
– Split open at
maturity to
release
numerous downy
seeds

8. Action
All part are poisonous particularly stem, seeds
and root
Active principles (cardiac glycosides):
oleandrin, neriin, folinerin, rosagenin
Action:
Systemic: cause cardiac congestion
Local: abortion

9. Lethal dose
• 5-15 leaves
• 15-20 g of root
• 20-36 hours
Lethal period

10. Conclusion
Topics covered are:-
• Common names
• Characteristic of Nerium odorum
• Action of Nerium odorum
• Lethal dose & lethal period

11. References
• Textbook of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology,
V V Pillay, 15th edition
• The Essentials of Forensic Medicine &
Toxicology, K.S.N. Reddy, 27th edition