It's also dangerous in the hands of amateurs, as the content of the acting ingredient varies from plant to plant.
Rick Mathis wrote: > At 11:32 PM 11/13/2002 -0700, Marc wrote: > >BTW, why didn't the doc prescribe digitalis or digoxin? Digitalis has been > >around > >since antiquity (it comes from the foxglove plant), and digoxin has been > >in use > >since at least WWII, iirc. It's usually the drug of choice for heart stimulus. > > Because foxglove is a common weed, readily available in my garden for free > to anyone who wants it, and therefore does not make a huge profit for the > doc's partners - the pharmaceutical industry. > > Rick Mathis > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
