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Category: Flowers, Plants & Trees
Yet another kind of weed popping up in my backyard. This time a Foxglove 'Dalmatian Cream' (Digitalis purpurea), I believe. According to A Modern Herbal:
Digitalis has been used from early times in heart cases. It increases the activity of all forms of muscle tissue, but more especially that of the heart and arterioles, the all-important property of the drug being its action on the circulation. The first consequence of its absorption is a contraction of the heart and arteries, causing a very high rise in the blood pressure.
After the taking of a moderate dose, the pulse is markedly slowed. Digitalis also causes an irregular pulse to become regular. Added to the greater force of cardiac contraction is a permanent tonic contraction of the organ, so that its internal capacity is reduced, which is a beneficial effect in cases of cardiac dilatation, and it improves the nutrition of the heart by increasing the amount of blood.
Digitalis also contains a very powerful glucoside, called Digitoxin, which is an extremely poisonous and cumulative drug, insoluble in water.
Yet another kind of weed popping up in my backyard. This time a Foxglove 'Dalmatian Cream' (Digitalis purpurea), I believe. According to A Modern Herbal:
Digitalis has been used from early times in heart cases. It increases the activity of all forms of muscle tissue, but more especially that of the heart and arterioles, the all-important property of the drug being its action on the circulation. The first consequence of its absorption is a contraction of the heart and arteries, causing a very high rise in the blood pressure.
After the taking of a moderate dose, the pulse is markedly slowed. Digitalis also causes an irregular pulse to become regular. Added to the greater force of cardiac contraction is a permanent tonic contraction of the organ, so that its internal capacity is reduced, which is a beneficial effect in cases of cardiac dilatation, and it improves the nutrition of the heart by increasing the amount of blood.
Digitalis also contains a very powerful glucoside, called Digitoxin, which is an extremely poisonous and cumulative drug, insoluble in water.
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Shutter Speed
1/100 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
105 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jun 24, 2014, 7:17:10 PM
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Very beautiful