Foxglove (digitalis purpurea) is a plant that is toxic to us. Secondary glycosides from this plant are extracted and used to make Digitalis, a drug for the heart. Do not try to make or use this herb by yourself. Even a small error in dosage could be fatal.
You can read more on these sites: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071505/ http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/gerrard/digoxin.html https://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/vchemlib/mim/bristol/digitalis/digitalis_text.htm https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01496395.2013.864679 Comments are closed.
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