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Foxglove, like many poisonous plants, is used as a component in medication. It is specifically used in cardiac medication, helping the heart to pump more forcefully and therefore work more efficiently. Foxglove, when overused, becomes a toxic poison that creates visual effects as the victim succumbs to the poison. It tips the color scale towards green and yellow and causes the visual of a halo around bright light. It has even been suggested that some of the visual effects behind Van Gogh's The Starry Night come from his use of Foxglove to treat his epilepsy! (Either that, or his preference for absinthe)
In myths and witchcraft, Foxglove also goes by the name of "Witches Glove" and was thought to ward off evil and aid in spirit communication. The reputation of Foxglove grew quickly as it was referenced in witch trials, claiming that the plant was being used in potions to cause hallucinations and control minds, an unsurprising claim considering confused vision and "giddiness" are other side effects of an overdose of Foxglove alongside the effects on how we see color,
As health professionals always say, everything in moderation friends...
Information Sources:
https://richardvillar.medium.com/the-foxgloves-secret-life-ecology-myth-and-medicine-e87d2826a213
https://www.aaas.org/membership/scientia/digitalis-flower-drug-poison
https://seedsistas.co.uk/2025/06/02/magic-myth-and-medicine-of-foxgloves/
Acrlyic
Size: 8 × 6 Inches
Foxglove, like many poisonous plants, is used as a component in medication. It is specifically used in cardiac medication, helping the heart to pump more forcefully and therefore work more efficiently. Foxglove, when overused, becomes a toxic poison that creates visual effects as the victim succumbs to the poison. It tips the color scale towards green and yellow and causes the visual of a halo around bright light. It has even been suggested that some of the visual effects behind Van Gogh's The Starry Night come from his use of Foxglove to treat his epilepsy! (Either that, or his preference for absinthe)
In myths and witchcraft, Foxglove also goes by the name of "Witches Glove" and was thought to ward off evil and aid in spirit communication. The reputation of Foxglove grew quickly as it was referenced in witch trials, claiming that the plant was being used in potions to cause hallucinations and control minds, an unsurprising claim considering confused vision and "giddiness" are other side effects of an overdose of Foxglove alongside the effects on how we see color,
As health professionals always say, everything in moderation friends...
Information Sources:
https://richardvillar.medium.com/the-foxgloves-secret-life-ecology-myth-and-medicine-e87d2826a213
https://www.aaas.org/membership/scientia/digitalis-flower-drug-poison
https://seedsistas.co.uk/2025/06/02/magic-myth-and-medicine-of-foxgloves/