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Foxglove: Poison & Healer | Botany After Dark, Epi 10
Friday, 4 June, 2021

Episode Notes podcast #botanyafterdark #foxglove Hello, friends! Today, we're talking about foxglove, or Digitalis purpea and how it's had roles as healer, poison, and ornamental over the years. Let's discuss ^_^ f you've any topic requests, feel free to pop them in the comments below. If you'd like to see future live recordings, the lowest tier is $1, link: (https://www.patreon.com/AP2). Many thanks to my Patreon patrons and Twitch subscribers for financially supporting these projects. Global Issues: Typhoon relief for the Philippines: https://helptheph.carrd.co/ Supporting Indian Farmers: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/get-involved/take-action-tell-congress-condemn-indian-government-response-farmersprotest/ BLM Caard: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Humanitarian Efforts in Palestine: https://www.palestinercs.org/index.php?langid=1 Helping Colombia: https://www.gofundme.com/f/soscolombia-urgent-help-for-activists-in-colombia?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&utm_medium=os&utm_source=customer COVID Support for India: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eiobgyrl8iz-R1Dz7c4R5pzzzkuZLBj99vaC7T_UeVo/edit COVID Support for Brazil: https://www.vakinha.com.br/vaquinha/campanha-de-solidariedade-em-tempos-de-coronavirus Sources: Study talking about rapid evolution of foxglove: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/bes-sfr040721.php University of Arkansas Foxglove article: https://www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/foxglove.aspx DoveMed and First Aid for Poisoning: https://www.dovemed.com/healthy-living/first-aid/first-aid-foxglove-poisoning/ SFGate: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/foxglove-toxic-70940.html WebMD article: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-287/foxglove TheSpruce: https://www.thespruce.com/tall-toxic-foxglove-plants-2132588 Central Coast Biodiversity: https://www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org/common-foxglove-bull-digitalis-purpurea.html Digitalis Lantana wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis_lanata Digitalis purpea wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis Foxglove chemistry: https://www.compoundchem.com/2016/06/21/foxgloves/ GardenDoctor on Foxgloves and safety: https://gardendoctor.org/are-foxgloves-poisonous-to-touch-beautiful-but-deadly/#:~:text=Foxgloves%20are%20also%20poisonous%20to%20animals%20such%20as,plants%2C%20we%20recommend%20not%20growing%20foxgloves%20at%20all. Podcast: Main Page: https://radiopublic.com/botany-after-dark-GObMrO/s1!c66c8 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/botany-after-dark/id1472886336 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BDnyts9dEFMQAP1ZtBjc5 Player FM: https://player.fm/series/botany-after-dark Social Media Links: Full Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AdventuRyn Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/adventuryn Blog: https://www.theamazingplantproject.com/ Podcast: https://radiopublic.com/botany-after-dark-GObMrO Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AP2 Support Botany After Dark by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/botanyafterdark Find out more at https://botanyafterdark.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-a19fe9 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Botany After Dark.