Digitalis has been actively used in medicine since the 18th century, it was then that its useful properties were first revealed by official science. Many experts pointed to this medicinal plant as one of the most effective means of therapy at that time. Since the mid-nineteenth century, it has firmly entered the Russian and then Soviet pharmaceutical industry. This medicinal flower has several main varieties, the most used to obtain medicines of various effects.
The main medicinal raw materials are the leaves of the plant. They are usually harvested in the first year of growth after having reached the required size. Digitalis leaves contain cardiac glycosides, such as digitoxin, digoxin, lanatosides A, B, C, D, E and some others. Scientists note the high biological activity of digoxin and lanatoside C. It is they who largely determine the usefulness of the flower in the fight against various cardiovascular diseases.
Ancient healers treated with this healing herb, thoracic and abdominal dropsy, epilepsy. In addition, digitalis has long been used in folk medicine as an analgesic for skin inflammation. However, preparations were prohibited from being used to combat inflammation of internal organs, bleeding and fever.
Digital medications are one of the most effective medications for treating chronic heart failure and serious circulatory disorders. The medicine widely uses this plant to eliminate edema resulting from a disorder of cardiac activity, it is useful for hypertension and tachycardia. Preparations based on this healing flower are also prescribed for acute infectious diseases, atrial fibrillation, thyrotoxicosis and to normalize the activity of the heart muscle.
Pharmacists use the large and purple flower digitalis leaves to obtain a crystalline form of histoxin and digitoxin, as well as corligida, which is the sum of all glycosides. Traditional medicine uses all the terrestrial parts of the plant in treatment: stems, flowers, leaves. They are excellent for decoctions and tinctures that help improve cardiac function.
Digital-based preparations reduce difficulty breathing, significantly improve the patient's general well-being and contribute to pulse normalization. Often, such medications are used for coronary sclerosis, mitral valve defects, myocardial dystrophy, hypertension. Doctors prohibit using them for a long time, since some components of the plant tend to accumulate in the body, which can have serious consequences.
