Oleander for Uganda

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Ian -

 

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could find someone who was able to

raise money to import the Sutherlandia OPC until the seeds can be

cultivated and plants grown to a size useful for making the " oleander

soup " - which wold likely take at least a couple of years. Perhaps

some group members have some leads. Church groups, particularly black

church groups come to mind.

 

I am thinking that it is entirely possible that the OPC could be

obtained at a discount for such a humanitarian cause.

 

Also, you may want to tell the pastor to look around and see if he can

find some sources in Uganda. Although nerium oleander is not native

to east and central Africa it has long since been introduced as an

ornamental plant and there are already anecdotal stories of it's use

there in traditional and tribal medicine.

 

It can be found in the book " Guide to some of east Africa's flowering

trees and shrubs " , published by Shell (1981) on page 31.

 

A possible source of information might be:

 

R. O. Adome, Department of Pharmacy, Makerere University, Tel:

256-77-401693, E-mail: shurik

 

He led a study in 2003 titled " The cardiotonic effect of the crude

ethanolic extract of Nerium oleander " to support it's usefulness in

traditional native preparations for treatment of heart condidtions.

 

I might also add that the other ingredient in Sutherlandia OPC,

Sutherlandia Frutescens (or " The South Africa Cancer Bush " ), which I

feel plays a much more important role against HIV/AIDS than it does

against cancer, grows a bit closer to home for the Pastor and Ugandans

- it grows wild in South Africa in the Western Cape and in the hills

of Zululand. It has been used by itself with a considerable amount of

anecdotal success against HIV/AIDS.

 

 

 

 

oleander soup , Ian Watson <iw140265 wrote:

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> Hi Renee

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> My name is Ian watson and I live in Sanford Florida USA. I am

working with a Pastor in Uganda on the HIV/AIDS crisis. Renee I am

unemployed right now and I live well below the poverty line, would it

be possible if you could send me as many oleander seeds as possible

that I may ship them directly to Uganda. I will pay you for the

mailing of the seeds. Renee I have been working with the Ugandan

Pastor for many months and his people are waiting in hopeful

expectation that the Lord God through Jesus Christ his Son might have

oleander seed delivered to them. The Pastor has been sent the

instructions on how to make Oleander Soup so that he with help of his

own people might administer the oleander soup to those who are dying

of HIV/AIDS.

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> Thank You

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> Ian Watson

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> --- On Wed, 3/9/08, Gaiacita <gaiacita wrote:

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> Gaiacita <gaiacita

> Re: Soup question

> oleander soup

> Wednesday, 3 September, 2008, 6:16 PM

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Oh Lynn!!!  What a great idea!  The lady said I could come back

when they were ripe.  The bush is loaded, the pods are beautifully

long and full, still just too green. 

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> When they are ripe I will go and pick a big bag full, and anyone

that wants to try them from seed can.  I'd be happy to mail them

out.  I just googled and it said they are easy to start from seed.

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> Oh, the bush had just a very few flowers on it, and they were the

deep red flowers.

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> Samala,

> Renee

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> I would get as many pods as possible and give them to the folks on

the list in an area where they will grow. For the cost of the

mailing.  That way if someone in their area needs them they can give

them some.

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