Recently my dear friend, Jennifer Esposito sent me a link to a plant that was promoted by Trump in July 2020. I want to thank her for the article as it inspired me to look at oleandrin. It never amazes me at the stupidity of our Commander and Chief. He heard about oleadrin in a meeting and instantly started saying the FDA should approve it for C OVID 19. Let me discuss oleadrin
There is no published data showing that oleadrin has ever been tested in animals or human. There was a non peer review stating oleadrin showed some viral inhibition
Let me tell you about oleadrin. Oleadrin is an extract from an African plant, Nerium oleadrin. It might be a pleasing looking plant, but is considered toxic. The compound oleadrin is similar to a compound that is found in foxglove. The compound which is a conventional medication used in cardiology is Digoxin.
Digoxin is used to slow the heart rate or rhythm. It is also used to increase contractility or inotropic action of the heart
I don’t see how this would be beneficial to a patient with COVID.
Until tomorrow…