What is "oleandrin"

Oleandrin \O`le*an"drin\, n. (Chem.) One of several cardiac glycosides ( C32H48O9) found in oleander ( Nerium oleander).

n. (context chemistry English) One of several glycosides found in the leaves of the oleander plant.

Oleandrin is a toxic cardiac glycoside found in oleander (Nerium oleander L.). Along with neandrin it is primarily responsible for the toxicity of the sap of oleander. Oleandrin has been used for many years in China and Russia for its properties as a cardiac glycoside, for both suicidal and therapeutic purposes as in treatment of cardiac insufficiency.