Digitalis obscura the use of herbal medicinal remedies using "Digitalis obscura" has lessened to a great degree because of the knowledge of its high toxicity. In ethnoveterinary medicine, the flowering stems of "Digitalis obscura" were traditionally used to promote wound healing and treat toothaches in animals. It is one of twenty-three species traditionally used in Granada to treat trauma or poisoning in animals. All parts of "Digitalis obscura" are poisonous if ingested raw, including the roots and seeds. The most potent parts of the plant are the upper leaves. All foxgloves are highly toxic if eaten because they contain various cardiac glycosides
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