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.
Oleander Leaf Scorch. Oleander leaf scorch (OLS) threatens to do great damage to oleander plantings statewide. OLS is caused by the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa and is spread by the glassy winged and blue green sharpshooters. A different variety of Xylella fastidiosa causes Pierces disease in grapes.