ROSE BAY ROSE LAUREL

ROSE BAY, ROSE LAUREL (Nerium oleander L.) X

Synonyms :
N. indicum Mill., N. odorum Aiton.

Treated separately in HH2; aggregated here.

Activities (Rose Bay) :
Abortifacient (1; HH2; WBB); Adaptogen (1; KAP); Analgesic (1; KAP; MPI); Antibacterial (1; WBB; WOI); Anticancer (1; CRC; MPI); Antiedemic (f; MPI); Antiinflammatory (1; KAP; MPI); Antipyretic (1; KAP; MPI); Antiseptic (1; JFM; WBB); Antistress (1; MPI); Antiulcer (1; MPI); Aphrodisiac (1; KAB); Bradycardic (1; MPI); Cardiac (1; BIB; CRC); Cardiotonic (1; BIB; CRC; KAP; WOI); CNS Depressant (1; KAP); Cyanogenic (1; BIB; CRC); Diuretic (1; BIB; CRC; EFS; KAP; WOI); Emetic (1; CRC; MPI); Emmenagogue (1; BIB; CRC; HH2; MAD); Fungicide (1; MPI); Insecticide (f; CRC); Insectifuge (f; BIB; CRC); Lacrimator (f; KAP; WOI); Larvicide (f; BIB; WOI); Laxative (f; BIB; CRC; JFM); Negative Chronotropic (1; PH2); Parasiticide (f; BIB; CRC); Pediculicide (f; FEL); Piscicide (f; WBB); Poison (1; CRC; DEP; SUW); Positive Inotropic (1; PH2); Rodenticide (1; CRC); Spasmogenic (f; KAP; MPI); Sternutator (f; BIB; CRC; JFM); Stimulant (f; CRC); Tonic (f; CRC; EFS); Vermifuge (f; JFM).

Indications (Rose Bay) :
Angina (f; MAD); Apoplexy (f; MAD); Aposteme (f; CRC); Arrhythmia (f; MAD); Arthrosis (f; KAB; MAD); Asthma (f; CRC); Atherosclerosis (f; CRC); Bacteria (1; WBB; WOI); Cancer (1; CRC; MPI); Carcinoma (f; CRC); Cardiopathy (1; BIB; PH2); Chancre (f; KAB; MPI; SUW; WOI); Conjunctivosis (f; CRC); Constipation (f; BIB; CRC; JFM); Corn (f; CRC; JLH); Dermatosis (f; CRC; DEP; PH2; SUW; WOI); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC; WBB); Dyspnea (f; FEL); Eczema (f; CRC; MAD); Edema (f; FEL; MPI); Epilepsy (f; CRC; FEL; WBB); Epithelioma (f; CRC; JLH); Fever (1; KAP; MPI); Fungus (1; MPI); Furuncle (f; HH2); Gingivosis (f; BIB); Headache (f; KAP; MAD); Hemorrhoid (f; KAP; MPI; PH2); Herpes (f; CRC); High Blood Pressure (f; BIB); Impetigo (f; BIB); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; JFM; MPI; WBB); Inflammation (1; KAB; KAP; MPI); Insomnia (f; MAD); Leprosy (f; BIB; DEP; SUW); Lice (f; FEL); Lumbago (f; KAB); Maggot (f; CRC); Malaria (f; CRC; MAD; WBB); Myalgia (f; KAB); Mycosis (1; MPI); Myocardosis (f; MAD); Odontosis (f; BIB); Ophthalmia (f; CRC; KAP; PH2); Pain (1; KAB; KAP; MPI); Paralysis (f; MAD); Parasite (f; BIB; CRC; JFM); Psoriasis (f; CRC; SUW); Rhinosis (f; BIB); Ringworm (f; BIB; CRC); Scabies (f; CRC; MAD; PH2; WBB); Sinusosis (f; CRC); Snakebite (f; CRC; HH2; WBB); Sore (f; CRC; SUW; WOI); Staphylococcus (1; WBB); Stomatosis (f; BIB); Stress (1; KAP); Swelling (f; DEP; JFM; KAP; MPI; SUW); Tachycardia (f; MAD); Tumor (f; CRC; JLH); Ulcer (1; MPI); VD (f; BIB; JFM); Vertigo (f; MAD); Wart (f; CRC); Water Retention (1; BIB; CRC; EFS; KAP; WOI); Worm (f; JFM).

Dosages (Rose Bay) :
Equivalent to 1–3 grains fresh bark or dried fruit (FEL); 50 mg leaf (MAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rose Bay) :
Not covered (AHP). “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Commission E reports accidental and therapeutic use of leaf has resulted in partially fatal poisonings (AEH). Overdoses may cause arrhythmia, bradycardia, cardiodepression, confusion, cyanosis, diarrhea, headache, hyperkalemia, nausea, neurodepression, stupor, and vomiting (BRU; DEP; MAD; PH2). More than 100 years ago we read, “Several cases are on record of fatal results from the internal administration” (DEP). 142 bovines died in California over 6 years, 1989–1995 (BRU). During the Persian campaign, Alexander’s army lost horses that had fed on the shrub, and some soldiers died who had grilled their meat on skewers made from the wood (WBB). 15–20 g fresh leaf can kill a horse, 10–20 a cow, 1–5 a sheep. Children have died after ingesting a handful of flowers (JFM).