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JUAN NOGUERA
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 5, 2000 - 4:54 pm:   Edit PostPrint Post
PLEASE DOC, I NEED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
USED IN DISEASES CARDIOVASCULAR IN THE HORSES
THANKS.
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Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Posted on Thursday, Jul 6, 2000 - 8:32 am:   Edit PostPrint Post
The active ingredient of the plant is also called digitalis. Horses are digitalized for certain heart conditions using commercial preparations like digoxin. Foxglove is considered too variable a source of the drug to be useful: the difference between working and killing is very small. For more information see: The Horseman's Advisor: Equine Diseases: Cardiovascular, Blood, and Immune System: Atrial Fibrillation.
DrO
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