Nerium oleander L.
| Synonym : | Nerium indicum Mill. Nerion oleandrum St.-Lag. Nerium japonicum Gentil Oleander indica (Mill.) Medik. |
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| Bangla Name : | Karobi, Rakta Karobi. |
| English Name : | Oleander, Sweet- scented oleander. |
| Family : | Apocynaceae |
| Disease : | Inflammations, pains, lumbago, headache, scabies, diuretic, tonic, resolvent, attenuant, cancers, ulcers, skin diseases and leprosy. |
| Description : | A large, erect evergreen shrub with white latex. Leaves in threes, 10-15 cm long, linear-lanceolate, tapering at both ends. Flowers pink or white, 4 cm across, in terminal cymes. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The stem leaves and flowers contain glycosides. Leaves contain cardioactive glycosides which include oleandrin, neriodin, adynerin and other cardiotonic principles like ?-D-diginoside. Leaves also contain ursolic acid and a compound similar to rutin. Root |
| Uses : | All parts of the plants are poisonous. Leaf decoction is used to reduce swellings. Macerated leaves are used for itch and fall of hair. The flowers are good for inflammations, chronic pains in the muscles and the joints, lumbago, headache, and scabies. Ro |
| Habit : | Shrub |