You just flunked

"You continue to post about raw oleander and try to relate it to properly prepared oleander extract."

That has nothing to do with the reactions to oleander soup and teas - which has killed people.  By your own admission, oleander has 500 chemicals in it.  Cooking them does not change the fact that they are "chemicals" which through human ingestion is chemotherapy and there is no way in the world that you Tony can dismiss the fact that you are promoting chemotherapy - the treatment you supposedly despise.

che·mo·ther·a·py (km-thr-p, km-)

NOUN:

1. The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.

Another problem with oleander is that there has been very little, if any, human trials.  Through your blind (as in not getting feedback from all who use it as you promote it) treatment you have no idea how many people have died or become seriously ill/heart failures through ingestion of your recommendations.  That's one huge draw back to Internet diagnosis and treatment.  It is well known that an MD has to sign the death certificate and they have no way of knowing what alternative therapies were involved in the treatment of the patient.

Hulda Clark's zapper is better documented than your soup.

http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlte...

 

What is the evidence?

The effectiveness of oleander has not been proven. In test tube studies, oleandrin, one of the substances found in oleander extracts, caused apoptosis (a specific type of cell death) of prostate cancer cells. In other test tube studies, Anvirzel appeared to slow the growth of human bladder cancer cells, but human studies are needed to determine whether it will work in people. Very early studies of carefully dosed Anvirzel in people with cancer have not yet shown that it helps. Side effects included nausea and vomiting, aches, and redness at the injection site, but the drug did not appear to affect the cancer in these patients. One very early study of 18 patients with advanced cancer was done primarily to determine the best dose of the drug. No measurable responses were noted in patients’ cancer during this small study. Although there are claims that Anvirzel improves quality of life, reduces pain, increases energy, and causes cancer regression and remission, available scientific evidence does not support these claims.

Another company had planned to offer an oleander extract that could be placed under the tongue, which they named Xenavex. Phase I and Phase II clinical trials on Xenavex were announced in 2005 on people with non–small-cell lung cancer. However, the clinical trials were not done, and the announcements were later removed from the federal clinical trials Web site. The company did not return calls or e-mails about the product.

Before any form of oleander can be recommended for human use, it must be thoroughly tested in people using the carefully controlled dosing and observation procedures used in clinical trials.

Are there any possible problems or complications?

This substance may not have been thoroughly tested to find out how it interacts with medicines, foods, herbs, or supplements. Even though some reports of interactions and harmful effects may be published, full studies of interactions and effects are not often available. Because of these limitations, any information on ill effects and interactions below should be considered incomplete.

The oleander plant is poisonous, and many people have died of heart failure or respiratory paralysis after eating parts of the plant or drinking tea made from it. Some of the symptoms and signs of oleander toxicity are nausea, vomiting, colic, appetite loss, dizziness, drowsiness, high potassium levels, dilated pupils, bloody diarrhea, seizures, loss of consciousness, slow or irregular pulse, and heart block -- a blockage of the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to contract. There have been reports of death occurring after oral and/or rectal administration of the extract from the plant. The FDA has received reports of at least 2 deaths linked to Anvirzel.

Skin irritation from contact with oleander has occurred and allergies are possible. One report observed that, when oleander was taken by a pregnant woman 12 hours before delivery, her baby was affected with seizures and a slowed heart rate. No other cause for the seizures and low heart rate was found. This herb should be avoided, especially by children and by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding. Relying on this type of treatment alone and avoiding or delaying conventional medical care for cancer may have serious health consequences.

 

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