The leaves of the foxglove were used in heart disease, increasing the activity of the heart muscles.
The foxglove was used as a diuretic in dropsy, and it was also used in kidney disease. It was also used in the treatment of epilepsy, in inflammatory diseases and in delirium trembles. Internal hemorrhaging was also treated by it.
Care had to be taken with foxglove because it could have poisonous effects.
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