(Foxglove [Digitalis purpurea] is a common weed of the North Pacific slope. While non-native, and virulently poisonous if eaten, it's generally escaped the "invasive" label. I'm not entirely sure why, but it probably has much to do with the fact that it has a pronounced tendency to colonise poor, erosion-prone soil snubbed by other plants. This landslide site in the bluffs above the beach is a good example.
That, and its singular beauty, may have earned Digitalis a measure of tacit support here.)
Digoxin is used to treat atrial fibrillation
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed. In fact, it's a go-to medication for that condition. But it's important people know that you can't use Digitalis as an "herbal remedy"; it has to be processed in a lab and its use has to be supervised by a doctor. The plant itself, in its natural state, is extremely poisonous.
Delete(A good comparison is Pacific yew [Taxus brevifolia].) The bark is the source of an effective treatment for breast cancer, but the tree itself, in its natural state, is very poisonous.)
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