Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana), a source of toxic cardiac glycosides, may be substituted for candlenuts (Aleurities moluccana) when taken as a weight-loss supplement

Cardiol Young. 2020 Nov;30(11):1755-1756. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120003480. Epub 2020 Nov 10.

Authors

Jon B Cole¹, Justin N Corcoran²

Affiliations

¹ Minnesota Poison Control System, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare and University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
² Wisconsin Poison Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

PMID: 33168127
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951120003480

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiac Glycosides*
Dietary Supplements
Humans
Nerium*
Seeds
Thevetia*

Substances

Cardiac Glycosides