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  • Title: Oleander tea: herbal draught of death.
    Author: Haynes BE, Bessen HA, Wightman WD.
    Journal: Ann Emerg Med; 1985 Apr; 14(4):350-3. PubMed ID: 4039113.
    Abstract:
    A woman died after drinking herbal tea prepared from oleander (Nerium oleander) leaves. This case demonstrates the cross-reactivity between the cardiac glycosides in oleander and the digoxin radioimmunoassay. Digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments have not been used in oleander poisoning, but these might prove to be lifesaving. Treatment of oleander toxicity is aimed at controlling arrhythmias and hyperkalemia; inactivation of the Na-K ATPase pump, however, can make treatment difficult.
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