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Foxglove plants
Yesterday I planted a packet of foxglove plants in my garden, and today my
neighbor was telling me that all parts of the Foxglove plant is poisonous. He went on to tell me a number of horror stories about people getting ill and even dieing from them. Has anyone had any health problem from Foxglove plants? Thanks, Freckles |
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Foxglove plants
I used to grow it and used it for a dry flower arrangement no problems. If I
remember correctly it's about eating it but my memory is fading "Freckles" wrote in message ... Yesterday I planted a packet of foxglove plants in my garden, and today my neighbor was telling me that all parts of the Foxglove plant is poisonous. He went on to tell me a number of horror stories about people getting ill and even dieing from them. Has anyone had any health problem from Foxglove plants? Thanks, Freckles |
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Foxglove plants
On 3/25/11 4:35 PM, Freckles wrote:
Yesterday I planted a packet of foxglove plants in my garden, and today my neighbor was telling me that all parts of the Foxglove plant is poisonous. He went on to tell me a number of horror stories about people getting ill and even dieing from them. Has anyone had any health problem from Foxglove plants? Thanks, Freckles Foxglove is the original source of the medicine digitalis, the synthetic forms being called digitoxin or digoxin. I believe the plant genus had the name Digitalis before the drug was discovered. Dr. William Withering discovered over 200 years ago that a tea made from the leaves of foxglove strengthened the heartbeat and thus relieved the symptoms of what today we call congestive heart disease. If the tea is too strong, however, the effect will overstress the heart and cause death. I have planted foxglove. I have not even had an allergic reaction from handling the plants (which I cannot say about azaleas or fuzzy peaches). Note that many popular garden plants are toxic. Included are Natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa), which has ripe fruit that is edible, and rhubarb (Rheum cultorum), the stems of which are edible if properly cooked. Peach trees (Prunus persica) are especially toxic. One leaf can kill a small child, and the almond-like kernel inside the pit contains enough cyanide to kill a large adult. Almond (Prunus dulcis) nuts are somewhat less toxic but can still make someone seriously ill if too many are eaten. Rhododendrons (including azaleas) are also toxic. Assume that most garden plants are quite inedible. Just don't eat them unless you surely know (don't guess) them to be edible. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Plants For A Future : 7000 Edible, Medicinal & Useful Plants |
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I would recommend to your neighbour that they don't eat the foxglove if they are worried! And that you don't eat it also. If you have children and they are at an age to explain this too......then explain it to them so they don't eat it. If they are too young then yes, you should remove the plant. Otherwise, no problems. Nice looking plants for a border, they attract bees which is always a good thing and are relatively easy to grow.
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Foxglove plants
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"Freckles" wrote: Yesterday I planted a packet of foxglove plants in my garden, and today my neighbor was telling me that all parts of the Foxglove plant is poisonous. He went on to tell me a number of horror stories about people getting ill and even dieing from them. Has anyone had any health problem from Foxglove plants? Thanks, Freckles No, and they have been volunteering in our yard for 40 years. The leaves to tomato plants are poisonous as well, so I just eat the fruit. If I want a leaf to go with it, I usually choose basil leaves. If you like weekends, thank a labor union. -- --------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2011/3/7/michael_moore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZkDikRLQrw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw |
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