https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5 By Camelia, Steffany, Paula and Wan Chee en-us 2016-06-14 15:38:31 UTC 2025-09-26 19:06:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114669181 What are foxgloves? 
- According to the Online Dictionary, Foxglove is a tall Eurasian plant with erect spikes of pinkish-purple (or white) flowers shaped like the fingers of gloves. It is a source of the drug digitalis.
-Not to mention, it is very toxic to almost all species (including humans).

What are some of the medicinal uses of Foxgloves?
- Foxglove is used for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and relieving associated fluid retention (Edema); irregular heartbeat including atrial fibrillation and “flutter;” asthma ; epilepsy ; tuberculosis ; constipation; headache; and spasm.
- Note: Because of its toxicity, foxglove can only be used in minute amounts or it may kill the patient.

Difficulties foreseen when collecting Foxgloves?
- Do not touch or inhale any part of the Foxgloves as even a small amount of it can poison and cause rashes, nausea and really bad symptoms such as pneumonia.
- They are easily mistaken for another species of plants due to their similar appearance.

Varying Drug Content:
- Plants taken from different parts of the plant (e.g. top or bottom of the plant)
- Parts of plant exposed to different degree of sunlight.
-  Size of leaves may affect drug content.
- Amount of water the plant take up will affect drug content.

Source:
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-287-foxglove.aspx?activeingredientid=287&activeingredientname=foxglove
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foxglove
http://www.gardenwithoutdoors.org.uk/weed_guide]]> 2016-06-15 01:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114669181 https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114678327 Medicinal values of foxgloves
-Digitalis or digoxin in foxglove is a purified cardiac glycoside which can treat a variety of heart conditions, including: atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and sometimes even heart failure.
-Digitalis in foxglove increases the force of heart ­contractions, leading to more efficient movement of blood through the heart and giving the heart more resting time between contractions.
-Foxglove is used to regularize and slow heart beat and increase blood pressure.
-Foxglove also increases passing of urine (diuretic).
Difficulties foreseen during the leaf-picking trip
-The seeds of the foxglove plant are very small and sometimes are not able to germinate.
-Touching the plant with bare skin can cause rashes, headache, and nausea
Reasons for varying concentration of drug content
-crops must be obtained from carefully selected wild seed and all variations from the new type struck out

Sources:
http://www.naturalremedies.org/foxglove/
http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/Foxglove.html
http://www.motherearthliving.com/plant-profile/origins-of-medicine-foxglove.aspx
http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/foxglo30.html



]]> 2016-06-15 03:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114678327 camw313 https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114684260 Medicinal uses of foxgloves
-In the early days, foxglove was used by the Irish as a healing herb as a folk remedy in Ireland as treatment to skin disorders for boils and ulcers
-It was equally useful in treating headaches as well as paralysis.
From the data and graph: We can say that in most cases, the higher the plant, the lower the concentration of drug (mg/100g dry leaves).
Good piece of advice for harvesters
-Harvesters should wear full protective gear (body suit and gloves), a mask(avoid inhaling the dried seeds and pollen) and try to pick the lower leaves from a taller plants.
Why?
-Foxglove is a tall plant with erect spikes of flowers(toxic)
-According to Linda Stradley, after her experience when she mistaken foxgloves with her garden plants and was poisoned, the upper leaves of the stem are more dangerous than the lower leaves.

Sources
http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/herbs/foxglove-herb-natural-remedies.html
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/Foxglove.htm


]]> 2016-06-15 05:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114684260 https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114897652 Medicinal Values
Digoxin, a long-established drug based on chemicals found in foxglove, can block the production of a protein called HIF-1, which has been implicated in the spread of breast tumours.Foxglove contains chemicals from which the prescription medication digoxin (Lanoxin) is created. These chemicals  increases the strength of heart muscle contractions, changes heart rate, and increases heart blood output.  It has been used for decades to treat conditions such as congestive heart failure and irregular heartbeats. A team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, conducted a  study which, suggests the cheap and easily available medicine could also be deployed in the fight against cancer. In early 2011, the same team found that it could reduce the spread of prostate cancer in men by around 24 per cent. The plant has saved far more lives than it has cost as drugs derived from it are used to treat heart conditions.
Varying Drug Content Concentration
The plants taken for the test of drug content may have been grown in a different habitat
The test may not have been conducted at the same part of each plant.
The upper leaves of the stem are also more toxic than the lower leaves.
Unripe Foxgloves are more poisonous
Difficulties
mistaking it for other plants could result in low blood pressure, hives, depression and more. Even when dried the leaves are still poisonous.

References 
Webmd.com. (2016). FOXGLOVE: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD. [online] Available at: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-287-foxglove.aspx?activeingredientid=287&activeingredientname=foxglove [Accessed 17 Jun. 2016].

Brown, D. (2016). Plants Poisonous to Livestock - Cornell University Department of Animal Science. [online] Poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu. Available at: http://poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu/digitalis.html [Accessed 17 Jun. 2016].

Hagan, P. (2011). Foxgloves, the beautiful but poisonous flowers that could beat breast cancer. [online] Mail Online. Available at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2066379/Foxgloves-beautiful-poisonous-flowers-beat-breast-cancer.html [Accessed 17 Jun. 2016].

Bawden, T. (2015). A handy guide to the killer plants in your garden. [online] The Independent. Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/killer-plants-a-handy-guide-to-the-hidden-dangers-in-your-garden-10349269.html [Accessed 17 Jun. 2016].

Reaper, F. (2016). The Beautiful yet Potentially Deadly Foxglove. [online] HubPages. Available at: http://hubpages.com/education/Deadly-Beauty [Accessed 17 Jun. 2016].


]]> 2016-06-17 08:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/114897652 https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/115379076 Linda Tan
Hi Wan Chee, in which areas are you contributing? Pls post your inputs soon.]]> 2016-06-24 09:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/115379076 cjiaen55 https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/267202130 2018-06-14 13:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/267202130 https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/270464441 2018-07-18 01:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/camw313/xwshon71dmr5/wish/270464441