FoxgloveDefinition:
Poisoning in children occurs from sucking the flowers or eating the seeds, stems, and/or leaves. In adults it usually results from overdosing of any of the
digitalis glycosides (
digitoxin, deslanoside, and
digoxin).
Full article >>>Rhubarb also contains chemicals called glycosides (the same groups of compounds that
make foxgloves and
lily-of-the-valley dangerous). These are found low in the stalks, so the message is only to ever use the middle of the stalks of rhubarb.
Full article >>>Wax -
Paraffin (
Paraffin)
Weedoff (Roundup
Grass and Weed Killer)
Weedy Nightshade (Blue Nightshade)
Wild Turnip (
Jack-In-The-Pulpit)
Willow-Leaved
Foxglove (
Foxglove) ...
Full article >>>It is gentle and appropriate for home use, unlike
foxglove (
Digitalis purpurea), an herb whose action on the
heart is too potent for use without super
vision by a qualified practitioner.
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