YELLOW DIGITALIS (digitalis lutea)

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	YELLOW DIGITALIS
	*digitalis lutea*

Name
YELLOW DIGITALIS

Scientific Name
digitalis lutea

YELLOW DIGITALIS

Family: Escrofulariáceas.

Description: Herbaceous plant with fusiform, perennial root, simple stem or very little graft, glabro, ovaladolanceoladas indented, almost sésiles, semienvainantes Leaves. The flowers are grouped very tight in clusters of horizontal disposition, with the yellow corola provided with numerous lobes. Plant common in the forests and selváticas prairies, maquis, silíceos grounds. It often surpasses the meter of height. The harvesting takes place in summer.

Used parts: The leaves corresponding to the second year.

Composed chemical: A-acetildigitoxina, acetildigitoxina, lanatósidos To and B, acids, salts.

Properties: Cardiotónico.

Way of use: Dusts, infusion, flowed extract, tincture.

Note: She is less dangerous than the digitalis, since it does not determine accumulation phenomena, and nevertheless constitutes a drug that do not have to be used with impunity in familiar medicine, but always under strict medical checkup. It is a poisonous plant. Its use determines a very marked diuresis because of the digitoxina. He is incompatible with the Peruvian bark, the tannin and iodine.

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