LUCKY NUT YELLOW OLEANDER

LUCKY NUT, YELLOW OLEANDER (Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum.) X

Synonyms:
Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold, Cerbera thevetia L., Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex Steud.

Activities (Lucky Nut) :
Abortifacient (f; CRC; WBB); Analgesic (1; TRA); Anesthetic (f; IED); Antiaggregant (1; TRA); Antibacterial (1; CRC; WBB); Antidote (f; CRC); Antipyretic (f; CRC); Antispasmodic (1; TRA); Cardiotonic (1; CRC; TRA); Curare (f; CRC); Emetic (f; CRC); Hepatoprotective (1; TRA); Insecticide (1; CRC); Laxative (f; CRC); Narcotic (f; IED; KAB); Parasiticide (1; CRC); Piscicide (1; CRC); Poison (1; CRC); Sedative (f; JFM); Uterotonic (1; TRA; WBB).

Indications (Lucky Nut) :
Bacteria (1; CRC; WBB); Bladder Stone (f; JFM); Bronchosis (f; KAB); Cancer (1; CRC); Constipation (f; CRC); Cramp (1; TRA); Cystosis (f; JFM); Dermatosis (f; CRC; WBB); Dropsy (f; CRC; WOI); Dysmenorrhea (1; TRA); Edema (f; JFM); Fever (f; CRC); Heart (f; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f; CRC; KAB); Hepatosis (1; TRA); Insomnia (f; JFM); Itch (f; KAB); Leukoderma (f; KAB); Malaria (f; CRC; WBB); Mange (f; CRC); Nerve (f; TRA); Nervousness (f; JFM); Ophthalmia (f; KAB); Pain (1; IED; TRA); Parasite (1; CRC); Rheumatism (f; CRC; KAB); Snakebite (f; JFM); Sore (f; CRC); Swelling (f; JFM); Tachycardia (f; CRC); Toothache (f; CRC); Tumor (f; CRC; WOI); Ulcer (f; CRC); Urethrosis (f; KAB); Worm (f; KAB); Wound (f; KAB).

Dosages (Lucky Nut):
2 grains are said to be as effective as quinine (WBB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Lucky Nut) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM; PHR). Many fatalities reported from self medication, 1–2 seeds may kill a child (CRC). One South African child died 6 hours after eating a kernel (WBB).