Oleander – Rose Laurel

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh leaves gathered before flowering of the plant, Nerium oleander L., which grows on river banks in Southern Europe, par- ticuarly in Greece and Asia Minor. N.O. Apocynaceae.

The main indications are:

Weakness of memory. Double vision, speech disorders and almost complete loss of speech. Empty sensation in the chest with palpitations. Muscular energy dimin- ished, trembling, especially of the legs. Coldness of the extremities. Steatorrhoea, especially in children. Lack of pain in pareses and paralyses. Degeneration phase of poliomyelitis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Nerium oleander, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for oleander: cardiac diseases of organic nature; digestive disorders; weeping eczema; lameness; rheumatism.