Know Your Remedies: Oleander (Olnd.)

Common Names: Rose laurel; Nerium oleander; Nerium.

General Information

Oleander (Olnd.) is a key remedy for skin and gastrointestinal complaints, both of which are aggravated by acidic food. Skin complaints are usually worse on the right side and the person may be chilly yet will prefer cold drinks. They may also have episodes of trembling, weakness, or sensations of emptiness in the stomach, abdomen, or chest. Oleander is also a remedy to consider when when physical complaints are accompanied by sensitive skin. Oleander is poisonous as a plant or shrub but safe when prepared in homeopathic potencies.

Mind

  • Confused and easily distracted.
  • Difficulty in grasping concepts while reading.
  • Irritated or angered if contradicted but inclined to contradict others.

Head

  • Headache relieved by looking sideways, squinting, or crossing the eyes.
  • Rashes or eruptions on the back of the head (occiput).
  • Dandruff or large scaly flakes on the scalp.
  • Scaly eruptions from eating oranges.

Eye

  • Can only see objects clearly when looking sideways.
  • Headache relieved by looking sideways, squinting, or crossing the eyes.

Gastrointestinal/Digestive

  • Thirsty for cold water.
  • Sensation of emptiness in the stomach or abdomen.
  • Diarrhoea from acidic foods such as oranges or other citrus fruit.
  • Watery, undigested, and smelly stool.
  • Involuntary passing of stool (faeces) with flatus (gas).
  • Infants soil their nappy (diaper) each time they pass flatus.

 Skin

  • Rashes from acidic foods such as tomatoes.
  • Scaly flakes.
  • Types of psoriasis, herpes, and eczema.

 Where do I find it?

Oleander (Olnd.) is available from our online store as a single remedy in either pills or liquid.

Home Treatment Guidelines

Acute, Self-Limiting Conditions

Conditions like colds or minor injuries, which are short-term and typically improve on their own, can be managed at home with homeopathy. However, in emergencies or if symptoms worsen, contact your healthcare provider.

Chronic Conditions

These home treatment instructions do not apply for ongoing issues, whether mentioned above or not, like persistent allergies or chronic pain. You should consult a qualified homeopath for a personalized treatment plan to achieve the best results with homeopathy for chronic conditions.

How to Take the Remedy for Acute Conditions

  • Take one pill or five drops of the remedy. The frequency depends on symptom severity. As examples:
    • For life-threatening symptoms, take every 1 minute and seek emergency help immediately.
    • For mild symptoms, take every 4 hours.
  • Stop taking the remedy once you feel better. Resume if symptoms return.
  • If no improvement after four doses, choose a different remedy or consult a professional homeopath.
  • For more details on dosing, refer to: How Often to Dose with a 30C Homeopathic remedy.
  • For information on the different potencies, read: Guidelines on which potency to use

Additional Notes From Past Masters

Homeopathy is a 200-year-old system of medicine.

Early homeopaths recorded detailed notes on how remedies worked, including initial tests, remedy relationships, and their experiences. These writings were shared to improve homeopathic practice and now offer fascinating insights into past uses of homeopathy.

Here’s an example, edited and modernised for clarity, from Leaders In Homoeopathic Therapeutics (1898) by E. B. NASH M.D.:

Leaders In Homoeopathic Therapeutics by E. B. NASH M.D.

Oleander

Chronic diarrhoea, stools undigested; passes stool with the least emission of flatus.