DIGITAL YELLOW
digitalis lutea
DIGITAL YELLOW
digitalis lutea
Family
: Escrofulariáceas.
Description:
herbaceous plant with root fusiform,
evergreen
, single stem or very little graft, hairless, toothed leaves,
almost
sessile
, semienvainantes, ovaladolanceoladas. The flowers are grouped in clusters of very tight time frame, with
yellow
Corolla fitted with numerous lobes. Plant
common
in forests and
grasslands
forest, maquis, siliceous soils. Often exceeds the meter in height. The gathering takes place in
summer
.
Used parts:
The leaves for the second year.
Chemical compounds:
A
- acetildigitoxina, acetildigitoxina, lanata
A
and B, acids, salts.
Properties:
cardiac
.
How to use:
Powders, infusion,
liquid
extract, tincture.
Note:
It is less dangerous than the
digital
, as it does not determine phenomena of accumulation, and yet is
a
drug that should not be used with impunity in
family
medicine,
but
always under strict medical supervision. It is
a
poisonous plant. Their use sets
a
very pronounced diuresis because of digitoxin. It is incompatible with the
machine
, tannin and
iodine
.
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