Digitalis, medicinal uses

Description of Digitalis
Scientific name: Digitalis

Family: Plantaginaceae

Genus: Digitalis; Tourn. ex L.

Kingdom: Plantae

Tribe: Digitalideae

 Digitalis is a medicine used to treat various diseases such as congestive heart failure and heart rhythm failure lower your blood pressure and reduce body swelling and other diseases1. Anasarca (generalized edema),2. epilepsy,3. hydrothorax (fluid in the pleural cavities),4. ovarian dropsy,5. phthisis pulmonalis (probably tuberculosis).

ANASARCA

Anarsca is disease is a severe buildup of fluids in the body tissues, it is also generalized as endema or swelling. it can effect the following areas of body; face, abdomen, lungs,  extremities and genetal; areas. occurrence of anasarca is between the balance of fluids and blood vessels and it disturbs the surrounding tissues.

### Benefits of Digitalis

1. **Treatment of Heart Failure**:

   - **Increased Cardiac Output**:Digitalis i increases the force which is used in heart muscles.it improves the cardiac output it used to prevent the heart failure.it improves the blood pumping   - **Reduction in Heart Size**:it reduce the abnormally enlarged heart size ( issue of chronic heart failure)by improve the efficiency of heart 

2. **Control of Heart Rate**

   - **Management of Atrial Fibrillation**

Digitalis is commonly used for controlling th blood pressure in atrial fibrillation(a type of irregular heartbeat)the conduction of electrical impulse can be slows down through th AV node. it help to regulate the heart rate 

   - **Slowing the Heart Rate**

In conditions when the heart rate is abnormaly high, the Digitalis slow the heart rate to a normal rage 

3. **Improved Symptoms in Congestive Heart Failure**:

   - **Reduction in Symptoms**:the followig are the symptoms of heart failure;1. shortness of breath
2. fatigue3. swelling of the body

digitalis can improve the heart pumping ability and controll these symptoms 

If you’re asking about how digitalis is used, here's a summary:

How Digitalis is Used

1. **Prescribed for Specific Heart Conditions**:   - Digitalis, particularly in the form of the drug digoxin, is prescribed by healthcare providers for conditions such as:     - **Heart Failure**: Especially when other treatments are insufficient.     - **Atrial Fibrillation**:To help control heart rate.