Digitalis purpurea, Foxglove, Purple

Digitalis purpurea, Foxglove, Purple

Digitalis purpurea  

Foxglove, Purple

drugs

leafes (Digitalis purpureae folium), seeds (Digitalis purpureae semen)

most important active substances

purpureaglykosid A and B (secondary glycoside: digitoxin), different glycosides, saponins, digitonin

most important usages

cardiac insufficiency, particularly hypertonia (only the pure substance)

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains.0,06 g

Seed demand for drilling: april / may  4 – 5 kg /ha

Demand for plantation: april/may 9 plants /m²

Distance between the rows: 30 – 50 cm

harvest: leafes in autumn and the next spring; seeds in the second year

sorts and variety

‚Berggold‘

good winter hardiness, high leaf-yields, the content of digitonin in the seeds (seed yield: 500 – 600 kg/ha, about 6,5 % digitonin), middle contents of purpureaglycosids  in the leafes (4,35 % digitonin)