Steinmetz:Thevetia

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Thevetia neriifolia

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Apocynaceae
English Names
  • Exile Oleander
  • Yellow Oleander
  • Good luck bean
  • Lucky nut tree
Natural Habitat
  • South America
  • West Indies
  • cultivated in India and Indonesia
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Thevetiae neriifoliae
Constituent(s)
  • oil: thevetin
  • theverisin; bark: thevetin
Action
  • seed: cardiac
  • antiperiodic
  • emetic
  • abortifacient
  • purgative
  • in large doses an acrid poison. The oil is employed in skin diseases
  • Bark: antipyretic
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