Digitalis lanata, Foxglove, woolly

Digitalis lanata, Foxglove, woolly

Digitalis lanata  

Foxglove, woolly

drugs

leafes (Digitalis lanatae folium),

most important active substances

different cardioactive Steroid glycosides (cardenolids), lanatoside (A;B;C;D;E), digitoxin, digoxin, Saponins

most important usages

cardiac insufficiency,

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains.0,4 g

Seed demand for drilling: april / may  3 – 6 kg /ha

Demand for plantation: april/may 9 plants /m²

Distance between the rows: 30 – 50 cm

harvest: leafes middle august /September and the next spring;