Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials, shrubsand biennials commonly called foxgloves. The term digitalis is also used for drug preparations that contain cardiac glycosides, particularly the one called Digoxin, extracted from various plants of this genus. Cardiac glycosides cause arteriolar and venous constriction in a variety of mammalian species including human bein...

The investigation of ultradiluted (homeopathic) drugs is extremely interesting and challenging, and from that point of view this study shows novelty. A study of in vivo changes in heart rate of the Indian Bufo melanostictus caused by commercially available serially ultra-diluted and agitated extract of Digitalis purpurea has been tried in order to understand their pharmacological role. RR inter...

BACKGROUND Patients with anorexia nervosa exhibit higher levels of behaviours typically associated with autism-spectrum disorder (ASD), but the neural basis is unclear. We sought to determine whether elevated autistic traits in women with anorexia nervosa may be reflected in cortical morphology. METHODS We used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) to examine regional grey matter volumes in high-reso...

BACKGROUND During the years 1988-1993 the primary care incidence of anorexia nervosa in the UK remained stable, but the incidence of bulimia nervosa increased threefold. AIMS To determine whether the incidence of anorexia nervosa remained stable, and that of bulimia nervosa continued to increase, in the years 1994-2000. METHOD The General Practice Research Database was screened for new case...

Neural activation by digitalis has been shown to facilitate the development of cardiac arrhythmias and to mediate digitalis-induced increases in systemic and coronary resistance. Recent studies in our laboratory have implicated an area in the medulla within 2 inn of the obex as the locus for the neurally mediated arrhythmogenic properties of digitalis. To localize the site of digitalis-induced ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Medications are commonly prescribed in the treatment of eating disorders. In this review, we discuss relevant medications used for the treatment of bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED), and anorexia nervosa. We focus on recent research developments, where applicable, in addition to discussing important findings from older studies to provide a complete synopsis of the c...

The objectives in this work were to investigate a conceptual layout for an inexpensive and simple system that would treat primary municipal wastewater to discharge standards. A commercial hydroponic system was adapted for this study and the wastewater was used to irrigate wooly digitalis (Digitalis lanata Ehrh.) and foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.). These plants are medicinal and produce carden...

Anorexia nervosa is a perplexing illness marked by low body weight and persistent fear of weight gain. Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disease. Historically, anorexia nervosa was viewed as a disorder primarily influenced by sociocultural factors; however, over the past decade, this perception has been challenged. Family studies have consistently demonstrated t...