Open AccessNegligible Oleandrin Content of Hot Dogs Cooked on Nerium oleander Skewers
Author(s) -
Jeffrey R. Suchard,
Alexandra C. Greb
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1937-6995
pISSN - 1556-9039
DOI - 10.1007/s13181-020-00805-4
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , medicine , food science , chemistry , botany , biology
The Nerium oleander plant contains cardenolides that may cause human poisoning when ingested. A long-standing belief holds that it is possible to be poisoned by eating hot dogs or other foods cooked on Nerium oleander branch skewers. Oleandrin levels in frankfurters cooked on fresh and dry Nerium oleander skewers were measured.