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Digitalis ciliated is one of the plants of the family called norichnikovye, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Digitalis ciliata Trautv. As for the name of the family itself called foxglove ciliate, in Latin it will be like this: Scrophulariaceae Juss.
Description of digitalis ciliate
Digitalis ciliate is a perennial herb, endowed with a multi-headed rhizome and simple stems, which will be shortly pubescent. The height of such stems will be about thirty to sixty centimeters. The leaves of this plant are serrate, sessile and linear-lanceolate, its length will be equal to four to seven centimeters, while the width will be about half a centimeter and one and a half centimeters. Such leaves will be sharp-serrated, pointed, tapering into a petiole, and the upper leaves are sessile. The flowers of the ciliate foxglove will be bell-shaped, they gather in a one-sided flowering brush, which will be endowed with a thin winding axis, and will be painted either yellow or pale yellow. The fruit of this plant is an egg-shaped capsule, which will slightly exceed the calyx, and the length of such a fruit will be about five to seven centimeters. The seeds of digitalis ciliate are colored in light yellow tones, they are tetrahedral-prismatic in shape, and their length is one to two centimeters.
The flowering of this plant occurs in the period from July to September. in natural conditions, this plant is found in the North Caucasus, Abkhazia, Samegrelo and Svaneti. It should be noted that ciliate foxglove is not only a honey plant, but also an ornamental plant, which will also be poisonous for all species of animals.
Description of the medicinal properties of foxglove ciliate
Digitalis ciliate is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while the leafy shoots of this plant should be harvested from June to July. Dried leaves of foxglove ciliate are recommended to be used as a medicinal raw material for the manufacture of various preparations.
The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of flavonoids, cardiac glycosides and steroid glycosides in this plant. On the basis of the aerial part of the digitalis ciliate, the drug is made digicil, which is novogalene. Actually, in terms of its pharmacological properties, as well as contraindications and indications for use, this drug will be very close to all other drugs created on the basis of digitalis ciliate.
As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. Here, foxglove leaves are used as a very effective heart remedy. In the experiment, it was proved that a preparation based on the seeds of this plant will exhibit antiviral activity against the A2 virus, and can also be successfully used to treat influenza. The preparation from the seeds of this plant is created on the basis of a mixture of hydrocarbons, free fatty acids, triglycerides, stearins and lysoglycerides. In addition, ciliate foxglove seeds will also be endowed with anti-amebic activity.
Preparations based on all species of this plant will be endowed with a fairly high degree of cumulation. However, with long-term use of drugs based on digitalis ciliate, rather serious consequences can occur, for this reason, constant consultations with the attending physician are necessary.
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Foxglove (Digitalis)
Digitalis (the second name is Digitalis) is a plant that is a representative of the Plantain family. According to its vital activity, the culture is divided into annual, biennial and perennial species. The stems of the plant have a yellow light, erect shape and height up to one and a half meters. On it are inflorescences in the form of tubular bells in the form of thimbles. Hence the name of the plant
