Digitalis

Other Names: Dé de Bergère, Dead Man's Bells, Digitale, Digitale Laineuse, Digitale Pourpre, Digitale Pourprée, Digitalis lanata, Digitalis purpurea, Doigtier, Fairy Cap, Fairy Finger, Foxglove, Gant-de-Bergère, Gant-de-Notre-Dame, Gantelée, Gantière, Grande Digitale, Lady's Thimble, Lion's Mouth, Purple Foxglove, Scotch Mercury, Throatwort, Witch's Bells, Woolly Foxglove.
Digitalis is a plant. Although the parts of the plant that grow above the ground can be used for medicine, digitalis is unsafe for self-medication. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Special Precautions of Digitalis

• Only homeopathic use !
• Do not take homeopathic remedies without first consulting a homeopathic practitioner. Do not take several remedies at the same time as that is often discouraged in homeopathic treatment. Take the recommended dose only and immediately report any changes in condition to your doctor.
• Digitalis is UNSAFE for anyone to use without the advice and care of a healthcare professional. Some people are especially sensitive to the toxic side effects of digitalis and should be extra careful to avoid use.
• Digitalis can cause irregular heart function and death. Signs of digitalis poisoning include stomach upset, small eye pupils, blurred vision, strong slow pulse, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, excessive urination, fatigue, muscle weakness and tremors, stupor, confusion, convulsions, abnormal heartbeats, and death. Long-term use of digitalis can lead to symptoms of toxicity, including visual halos, yellow-green vision, and stomach upset.
• Deaths have occurred when digitalis was mistaken for comfrey.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Digitalis is UNSAFE for self-medication. Do not use.
• Heart disease: Although digitalis is effective for some heart conditions, it is too dangerous for people to use on their own. Heart disease needs diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring by a healthcare professional.
• Kidney disease: People with kidney problems may not clear digitalis from their system very well. This can increase the chance of digitalis build-up and poisoning.
• Digoxin (Lanoxin) interacts with DIGITALIS
• Quinine interacts with DIGITALIS
• Antibiotics interacts with DIGITALIS
• Stimulant laxatives interacts with DIGITALIS
• Water pills (Diuretic drugs) interacts with DIGITALIS

The benefits and uses of Digitalis are

• angina
• arrhythmia
• congestive cardiac failure, Congestive heart failure (CHF) and related fluid retention.
• hepatitis
• prostatitis
• rheumatic heart disease.
• Irregular heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation or “flutter.”