Chump's latest scam, oleander oil, is VERY TOXIC!

[SheltieLover]

https://www.drugs.com/npp/oleander.html#:~:text=Toxicology,lethargy%2C%20hepatotoxicity%2C%20and%20nephrotoxicity.

Toxicology
Oleander is extremely toxic and potentially fatal. Major toxicity reports include disturbances in heart rhythm and death. Signs of toxicity include severe nausea, emesis, abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, hyperkalemia, hypertension, lethargy, hepatotoxicity, and nephrotoxicity. Oleander intoxication can negatively impact the lungs, kidneys, spleen, and muscle tissue. Intoxication can occur from ingestion, or from inhalation of smoke from burned plants.

More at link.

[Phoenix61]

1. It's has beautiful flowers and is all over the

place in Florida. Some people have sadly used its stalks for roasting marshmallows. Did not turn out well. I refuse to plant it.

[Blue_true]

4. I will look the plant up. I live in North Central Florida. I have heard the name

but don’t know what the plant looks like.

I read an article earlier this week where people were consuming FULL strength essential oils like Tea Tree Oil and Yang-Ylang. That is Fing insane. I would not even consume heavily diluted Tea Tree Oil, but it is great for some topical uses in diluted form.

[SheltieLover]

10. OMG!

I don't know what it looks like, but I never touch plants, except for occasionally hugging a tree.

The area I live in is like Jurrasic Park. For gawd's sake, there are small lizzards in my yard!

[Thekaspervote]

16. Oleander is a decorative bush, grows commonly in the SW...yes very toxic

Commonly used to poison someone in the 19th century

[SheltieLover]

17. Ty!

Doubt it's here in Memphis region then. I never touch plants though.

Hell, I put big rubber boots on to walk out in yard. It's like living in Jurrasic Park here. I have small lizzards & weird bugs in yard.

[LeftInTX]

59. They might be in Memphis

Although they tend to be more popular in dry climates. They are native to North Africa.


I don't quite understand their popularity in Florida, unless you wanna grow something poisonous.

Seems like they are hardy to about 10 degrees.

[Phoenix61]

33. I rescued a baby lizard off the hood the other day.

I got a little ways down the road and say this teeny tiny little lizard clinging to the hood. Pulled over and tried to catch him. He ended up on my shirt but I was able to coax him to jump on to a shrub.

[SheltieLover]

34. Awwww poor thing!

I'm glad you were able to rescue him. I have zero desire to interact with them.

[crickets]

23. Same in S GA. We recently put in some new plantings around the house.

Oleander is a favorite of mine, but we just couldn't do it. The dogs can't be trusted not to find a dead stick, and we have nieces and nephews who have started having babies. The risk of those children randomly chewing on the leaves was too great. All of our hedges and yard plants are non-toxic because you never know.

That Needy Amin is suggesting a toxic common yard plant as a Covid cure makes my blood run cold. That he's suggesting a toxic plant that grows rampant in the South is just dumb. Go for your base again, dude.

It's fairly well known that oleander is poison. Here's hoping local people warn one another enough to stop tragedy.

[SheltieLover]

37. Glad you avoided it!

I'm wondering if putin's "vaccine" is oleander based. 🤬

I hope people know better!

Even the pollen is super toxic. Why would anyone sell such a plant?

[eppur_se_muova]

2. A family friend landed in the hospital, comatose for week, after breathing oleander pollen.

She had just been trimming the bushes back, but hadn't worn a mask. It really ruined her life. Those plants are damned toxic.

[SheltieLover]

11. Sorry to hear!

I have to look up images.

Sounds awful. Is friend ok now?

[eppur_se_muova]

55. She's recovered from the condition, but lost much of her posessions while in the hospital.

She's now in a nursing home.

[agingdem]

3. that was the reason

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why oleanders were banned in my small Texas town...but if Trump and his family want to chow down on oleanders that would be ok with me...

[magicarpet]

5. Bon Appetite....

[SheltieLover]

12. Fine by me, too!

By all means!

[SheltieLover]

18. Glad they banned this in your town!

[CountAllVotes]

6. Have some pretty pink flowers!

After all what do you have to lose?

[SheltieLover]

13. They're really pretty!

[LeftInTX]

48. They really aren't all that pretty

They are kinda willowy looking.

[SheltieLover]

49. Oh

I was looking at one in full bloom. Ty!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

20. Holy crap, I think those are the flowers that grew...

... in my grandfather's back yard! That pic certainly looks a lot like them, based on my memory as a kid.

He always had a big garden of vegetables (after selling his farm to move to a suburb), but also those pink flowers that were almost like a "privacy fence" between him and the neighbor property.

They never made me ill, as far as I know, but it's not like I lingered around them either.

Edit: Just read that they're indeed used as privacy fences by some people.
Thanks for the warning, gramps! What if me and my cousins had put those flowers in our mouths like dumb kids might do?

[CountAllVotes]

32. My Dad grew a bunch of them

However, my mother got really sick from them!

He dug them up and got rid of them, I remember that much.

Pretty yes but deadly!!

BEWARE !!!!

[renate]

7. Oh God what's he done now?

I step away from the Internet for an hour and he’s pushing oleander oil?

[agingdem]

9. but if he and his reptilian family

want to consume oleander salad followed by an after dinner fish tank water palate cleanser I'd love to be the waiter to serve them...

[SheltieLover]

19. Lolol

Could sell tickets to that event. 🤣👍

[SheltieLover]

14. Yup!

With Pillow guy.

[mr_lebowski]

47. Never a dull moment, eh?

Too bad it's never a not-f***ing-evil-and-stupid moment.

[ampm]

8. Deadly like a night shade

Oh yes, it's deadly grew up around them. Never touch them. I only saw goats eat them it was a big wow!

[SheltieLover]

15. Yikes!

Were the goats ok? 😳

[AllyCat]

21. Goats eat poison ivy too.

Some resistance I guess.

[SheltieLover]

22. Wow!

I didn't know that! Ty for sharing.

I have poison ivy & oak in yard.

[Klaralven]

25. In some areas you can rent goats to clean up your yard.

[SheltieLover]

26. Yes, NC is one of them

I used to have clients with rebtal goats.

Doubt they rent them here though. But ty!

[Wellstone ruled]

24. These are some nasty suckers to even

be near. Here in the South west most Cities have band the planting of Oleanders. Yes the Green Houses still sell them as well as the DIY Stores,but local ordinances ban planting.

Some lazy idiot cut down his Oleanders and rather than dispose of them via the Trash,dumped them in a Neighbors Pasture and Cows will eat these suckers like Chocolate. This neighbor lost all Eight of his Cows with in less than a day.

[SheltieLover]

27. Omg!

Guessing jerk wasn't arrested...

Wondering if this is what's in Putin's vaccine & chump is opening the door to import it.

[Wellstone ruled]

38. So this is Mike the Pillow Guy's

new found gig. But then Mike loved to peddle crap .

[LeftInTX]

50. They sell them in Texas

But they get a bacterial blight here. They have gone out of favor due to the blight.

[Bayard]

56. Deadly poisonous to horses too

Same for Yew shrubs. Although most of the time, horses will only eat something like that if there's nothing else to eat.

[LeftInTX]

58. I did not know this about yews

[Heartstrings]

28. In the movie "White Oleander"

The Oleander plant is indeed used to murder someone.

[SheltieLover]

29. Wondering if putin's "vaccine" is oleander?

Putin has wanted the "big farm" (usa) for a long time.

[nolabear]

30. I was just going to post that.

[SheltieLover]

39. "Great minds"

Why don't you start a thread on this? Serious concern for sure, especially as there are medical uses for parts of the plant!

[marybourg]

42. As well as in the novel

Dragonwyck, written by the American author Anya Seton, which was first published in 1944. Later made into a movie.

[Hekate]

31. Popular garden plant, very pretty, but all parts are poisonous in any form. PLEASE LINK to news item

...about Trump’s connection to this. I remain very confused.

[LeftInTX]

53. The Daily Beast say it is 'DUBIOUS'

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-pushing-new-unproven-plant-extract-as-covid-19-treatment-report

I kinda doubt this will go anywhere. I have no idea if Trump even used the word oleander in a sentence or anything. He didn't tweet anything about it. And this meeting happened in July. (Which is a million years ago in Trump's universe)
The only source is Axios. There is no evidence that Trump is promoting it. He probably doesn't know what it is.

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek-e47f79a5-96aa-4931-9856-34d9fefec0c3.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiossneakpeek&stream=top

[Hekate]

57. Thank you very much. On edit: Business Insider is now carrying the story...

DU link

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10142562446

[sl8]

67. Looks like they're using Axios as their source, though. n/t

[tapper]

35. Articles aren't mentioning toxicity of plant

Scanned several articles, none of which mention toxicity of the plant. One supposes that the extract, oleandrin, might or might not be toxic, But anyone who hears the news, and equates the plant to the extract... damnit! Why the hell are people people acting like it’s two centuries ago, listening to the traveling quacks and their supposed cures... and five more months before we can get the gullible liar himself out of power...

[SheltieLover]

45. Here is link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213918496

[Totally Tunsie]

36. Please...What does this have to do with Chump?

What is his scam?

[SheltieLover]

41. He & Pillow Guy, who has interest in oleander oil company

Are reportedly beginning to push oleander oil for covid!

[Totally Tunsie]

43. Oh, FFS!

Thanks for the update!

[SheltieLover]

44. Here is link to other post

Yw!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213918496

[Totally Tunsie]

54. Thanks! Interesting.

[RhodeIslandOne]

40. LOL, the Trumpster at work will be pushing this bullshit the next time I see him

Anything Trump says about fighting COVID, this guy fucking buys right into.

[SheltieLover]

46. Maybe

You'll get to see natural selection in real time!

[Ilsa]

51. Someone should make certain it's part of his daily regimen. nt

[SheltieLover]

52. Lol

[Withywindle]

60. White Oleander is the title of a famous book and movie.

It's a murder mystery and also a family drama.

White Oleander was the murder weapon. It's so highly toxic it's very easy to kill someone with it.

[SheltieLover]

61. I wonder if that's what is in putin's "vaccine?"

There are medical uses for parts of the plant.

Yes, it is very very toxic!

[Withywindle]

62. Shades of Jonestown

Just saying.

They pushed the HDQ "cure," which is complete quack medicine that doesn't help - but big campaign donors invested in it, so they keep pushing it.

[SheltieLover]

63. Yup!

It's beyond me why chump's ass os not rotting in jail for practicing medicine without a license!

Ridiculous why anyone would listen to that pos.

[obamanut2012]

66. I literally was coming here to mention the book and movie!

The movie is rather underrated imo.

[malaise]

64. Jonathan Swan is talking about it on M$NBComcast right now

Says there was no one from FDA at the Con's meeting discussing the use of this plant extract.
Seriously lock up this lunatic.

[SheltieLover]

65. Locking up chump is WAY past due!

Ty so much for sharing about this.

There are medical uses for parts of the plant, but not a good idea to be spewing nonsense about this highly toxic plant!