Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Common foxglove

Plant

English

Common foxglove, Annual foxglove, Digitalis, Digitalis purpurea, Foxglove, Lady's glove, Purple foxglove

Latin

Digitalis purpurea Linne

Plantparts

Blossom, Entire plant, foliage, Seeds, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal cysts, abscess, Abscesses, angina pectoris, Anti-abscess, Anti-edemic, Anti-gout, Antihypotensive agent, Boil, boils, cardiac, cardiac atony, cardiac conditions, cardiac debility, Cardiac diseases, Cardiac insufficiency, cardiac lassitude, cardiac problems, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiac troubles, Cardiospasm, Cardiotonic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, circulation disorder, circulation problems, circulatory disorders, circulatory disturbance, circulatory problems, Diseases of circulatory system, Diseases of the circulatory system, disorder of the heart, diuretic, Dropsy, Edema, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fluid accumulation, Fortifying, Furuncle, Furuncles, good for the heart, gout, Headache, headaches, head pains, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, Heart restorative, heart tonic, heart trouble, heart weakening, Herbal tonic, Hydropsy, Hypotension, Hypotensive, low blood pressure, Oedema, Pick-me-up, Pressor, Psychostimulants, Pyrexia, Refresher, refreshing, regulate heartbeat, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, running sore, soothes headaches, sores, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, Strengthener, Strengthening, suppurating wound, Tonic, Traumatic injury, Used as a stimulant, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Homoeopathically uses

depression, heart weakening, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, insomnia, kidney complaints, kidney disorders, kidney problems, kidney trouble, migraine, weak heartbeat

Warnings

do not self-administer, No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Poison, Poisonous, Poisonous to cats, Poisonous to cattle, Poisonous to dogs, Poisonous to goats, Poisonous to horses, Poisonous to humans, Toxic

Foods

Preservative

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 acetic acid, Acetylcholine, Apigenin, benzoic acid, caffeic acid, Cardiac glycoside, Cerotic acid, Chlorogenic acid, choline, citric acid, digitalin, Digitalis glycosides, digitoxin, digoxin, enzyme, fat, Ferulic acid, flavonoid, formic acid, gallic acid, gitalin, Gitaloxigenin, gitoxin, gluco-gitaloxin, inositol, lactic acid, Luteolin, mucilage, P-Coumaric acid, poisonous glycoside, saponin, Sitosterol, succinic acid, Tanning agents, Tigogenin, Triacontanol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0336

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