Fifteen images of Digitalis lanata, Grecian Foxglove, Woolly
Foxglove, formerly a member of the figwort family,
Scrophulariaceae, now placed in the plantain family,
Plantaginaceae, is naturalized in the Northeastern United
States, but hails from South and Central Europe, Greece, and the
Danube region. Uses as a commercial sources of cardioactive
digoxins, and lanatoside. This species along with Digitalis
purpurea have been used since the late 1700s as a cardiac
stimulant for cardiac insufficency and rythym abnormalities.
Dropsy or edema from a weak heart, characterized by leg swelling
and accumulation of fluids is a symptom. The purified digoxins
are used in highly controlled dosages, either orally or as
injections in coventional medicinal. The herb itself is no
longer used as a crude drug as the therapetuic and toxic dosages
are very close quantitatively and can lead to life-threatening
symptoms. Considered a poisonous plant. Please contact Steven
Foster for pricing and terms at firstname.lastname@example.or