Guest guest Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 When I was a little girl we had a lot of oleander trees in the neighborhood and we climbed those trees and broke off the stems and licked that milky substance off our fingers and we never got sick. I have wondered about that since I have learned they are poisonous. Ann of Tampa Bay'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.' In a message dated 4/6/2009 5:45:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bryanshillington writes: Yes!!!!! Oleander is highly poisonous but it does have some medicinaluses. It's very high level herbology and not to be experimented with. NoApprentice or Journeyman should even touch it as this is Master orGrandmaster material.Story:Not so many years ago a group of hitch hikers/hippies made camp along aUS highway. (They plant the sides of the highways with Oleander as it isa great sound break and grows fairly fast.) The straight stems of theOleander made great hot dog sticks and after the meal they went tosleep. In the morning six were dead and the vegetarian was the solesurvivor. She later learned that the hot dog sticks poisoned the dogsand killed her friends. Oleander: "Pretty but poisonous"~BOn Thu, 2009-03-26 at 11:07 -0700, Barbara Battibulli wrote:> Isn't Oleander poisonous?> > > "He is your friend, your partner, > your defender -- your dog. You are > his life, his love, his leader. > He will be yours, faithful and > true, to the last beat of his heart. > You owe it to him to be worthy > of such devotion." - unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Yes!!!!! Oleander is highly poisonous but it does have some medicinal uses. It's very high level herbology and not to be experimented with. No Apprentice or Journeyman should even touch it as this is Master or Grandmaster material. Story: Not so many years ago a group of hitch hikers/hippies made camp along a US highway. (They plant the sides of the highways with Oleander as it is a great sound break and grows fairly fast.) The straight stems of the Oleander made great hot dog sticks and after the meal they went to sleep. In the morning six were dead and the vegetarian was the sole survivor. She later learned that the hot dog sticks poisoned the dogs and killed her friends. Oleander: " Pretty but poisonous " ~B On Thu, 2009-03-26 at 11:07 -0700, Barbara Battibulli wrote: > Isn't Oleander poisonous? > > > " He is your friend, your partner, > your defender -- your dog. You are > his life, his love, his leader. > He will be yours, faithful and > true, to the last beat of his heart. > You owe it to him to be worthy > of such devotion. " - unknown > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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