Wednesday, April 02, 2014

The Lucky Nut, Be Still Tree, Digoxin, Yellow Oleander

All of my Art has a story.

There was a time when all the oil Sheiks of Saudi Arabia brought all these existing plants in the U.S. for their palaces. I remember those couple of years. The Yellow Bells is indigenous to South America and now the tree is now considered an invasive tree in many parts of Africa and Pacific Islands.

Although Thevtia peruviana, AKA Yellow Oleander or Lucky Nut is a poison when ingested by humans, Its seed oil is used as an antifungal, antibactetrial and antitermite. It can be used in oil in paint to prevent termites. Thevetia peruviana inhibited spermatogenesis in rats, indicating the possibility of developing herbal male contraceptive.
TRAIL has now been recognized, as one of the few tumor selective agents able to eradicate cancer cells selectively by activating a signalling pathway that is used by the innate immune system, opening an entirely novel dimension to cancer research and therapy. Thevitia peruvian may take a key roll in this cancer cures. Cardenolide glycosides 1 and 2 showed significant reversal effect on TRAIL resistance in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells.


Yellow Oleander (Thevetia Peruviana)




Thevetia peruviana, Yellow Oleander is native to South America and could be another plant 
the has to do with curing specific cancer cells. 




     Although Thevtia peruviana is a poison when ingested by humans. Its seed oil is used as an antifungal, antibactetrial and antitermite properties.  It can be used in oil is use in paint and it can prevent termites. Thevetia peruviana inhibited spermatogenesis in rats, indicating the possibility of developing herbal male contraceptive.
TRAIL has now been recognized, as one of the few tumor selective agents able to eradicate cancer cells selectively by activating a signalling pathway that is used by the innate immune system, opening an entirely novel dimension to cancer research and therapy. Thevitia peruvian may take a key roll in cancer cures. Cardenolide glycosides 1 and 2 showed significant reversal effect on TRAIL resistance in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells.