Chewing Gum and Saliva. Chewing gum stimulates one of the most powerful defense mechanisms in the body â saliva â and saliva is vital to good oral health. Saliva has three main protective functions: the water dilutes and washes away food debris; the bicarbonate neutralizes and buffers plaque acids; and.
For other uses, see Oleander (disambiguation). Nerium oleander /ËnÉªÉriÉm ËoÊliË.Ã¦ndÉr/ is shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as nerium or oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea.
Oleanders contain two extremely toxic cardiac glycosides, oleandroside and nerioside. These toxic components exist in all parts of the plant, from the leaves to the branches, seeds, flowers and even the flower nectar.