DIGITALIS ( POISON BUT USEFULL)

Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials,shrubs, and biennials are that commonly called foxgloves. The genus was traditionally placed in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae , but upon review of phylogenetic research.
The term digitalis is also used for preparations containing cardiac glycosides, particularly digoxin, extracted from plants of this genus.
The name not only plant name,the plant familiar not only in Indonesian but all of the world. actually in some country who call others this plant. in English this plant familiar with Foxglove or Fairyglove. in Germany familiar with Fingerhut.
Digitalis much planting for plants be decorate. the flower is beautiful and true like with flower terompet.
in latin language this plant familiar with name Digitalis Purpurea Linnaeus.
but because much of species this plant so specialist give name in every kinds. Between this species meant Digitalis Cariensis,Digitalis Cilliata,Digitalis Davisiana,Digitalis Dubia,Digitalis Ferruginea,Digitalis Grandiflora and any others. from the item most popular is Digitalis Purpurea. Just know if this plant serosity deadened.
This period, this plant make medicine for low heart,gloucoma and asthma.
with modern instrument be found Chemistry natural essence with special quality in it. Digitalis knows have steroid especially glikosid kardiak kinds. this essence can help kardiak muscle low for who people have disease low heart.This effect is Palliate in heart and make heart more efficient in current blood. This happen because at the high of level calcium in muscle heart.This plant not for mothers pregnant.
Digitalis toxicity (Digitalis intoxication) results from an overdose of digitalis and causes anorexia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as sometimes resulting in xanthopsia and the appearance of blurred outlines (halos).
Digitalis is a classic example of a drug derived from a plant formerly used by folklorists and herbalists: herbalists have largely abandoned its use because of its narrow theraputic index and the difficulty of determining the amount of active drug in herbal preparations. Once the usefulness of digitalis in regulating pulse was understood, it was employed for a variety of purposes, including the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders, now considered inappropriate.