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Adenium obesum
Arbre succulent africain ; écorce et racines utilisées en médecine populaire estimentes pour les plaies; le sap est toxique.
Adenium obesum is a succulent shrub native to East Africa, traditionally used for skin conditions and wound healing, but its bark and sap contain potent cardiac glycosides (e.g., oleandrigenin, digitoxigenin) and alkaloids that confer both topical antiseptic properties and severe toxicity. Modern evidence is limited (Grade C) and primarily supports cautious topical use only, with strict avoidance of internal consumption due to risk of cardiac toxicity.
The cardiac glycosides in Adenium obesum (e.g., oleandrigenin, digitoxigenin) inhibit the Na+/K+-ATPase pump in cardiac myocytes, increasing intracellular sodium and subsequently calcium via the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, leading to enhanced myocardial contractility and potential arrhythmias. Topically, these compounds may disrupt microbial cell membranes, providing mild antiseptic effects, but also cause local irritation and sensitization due to alkaloid content. The plant's sap contains additional irritant diterpenes that contribute to dermal toxicity.
Arbre succulent africain ; écorce et racines utilisées en médecine populaire estimentes pour les plaies; le sap est toxique.
Adenium obesum is a succulent shrub native to East Africa, traditionally used for skin conditions and wound healing, but its bark and sap contain potent cardiac glycosides (e.g., oleandrigenin, digitoxigenin) and alkaloids that confer both topical antiseptic properties and severe toxicity. Modern evidence is limited (Grade C) and primarily supports cautious topical use only, with strict avoidance of internal consumption due to risk of cardiac toxicity.
The cardiac glycosides in Adenium obesum (e.g., oleandrigenin, digitoxigenin) inhibit the Na+/K+-ATPase pump in cardiac myocytes, increasing intracellular sodium and subsequently calcium via the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, leading to enhanced myocardial contractility and potential arrhythmias. Topically, these compounds may disrupt microbial cell membranes, providing mild antiseptic effects, but also cause local irritation and sensitization due to alkaloid content. The plant's sap contains additional irritant diterpenes that contribute to dermal toxicity.