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Scientific noum: Digitalis obscura L.

Digitalis obscura L.

 
Family: Figwort Family- Scrophulariaceae
 
Habitat: Mediterranian Europe. . It grows in dry, rocky places.
 
Components: Cardiotonic glycoside (digitoxigenine, digoxigenine and gitoxigenine)
 
Active parts: The whole plant.
 

Uses: It has been used as a cardiotonic. In homemade remedies, although it is not longer in use, it has been used as a diuretical and cardiotonic, favouring the regulation of heart pulse, either in case of arrithmy or when heart beating too fast or too slow. It must not be used in home preparations anymore because it is a dangerous plant with a little range of use.

Daniel Martínez Bou
   

Toxicity : High. Poisoning has been reported when chewing its leaves or eating its seeds.

Simpthoms: Digestive disorders with stomachache, vomiting, painful breathing, fever, general tiredness, hypothermia, vertigo, reduction of pulse beat and heart breakdown.