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 Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:58 pm
 This diary belongs to Florayne. Don't post here without her permission, or ask to buy her Soul. The main thread can be found here.
Name: Fay
D.o.B: 2.25.07
Stage: Energy
Blend: Foxglove
Personality: ??
Ability: ??
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:26 pm
-- Table of contents will go here at some point --
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:28 pm
Important Dates
None so far, as I am a lazy lazy bum.
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:55 pm
Fay
Can't put anything here yet, cause she's still a little bubble! o:
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:56 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:23 pm
Foxgloves
Foxgloves have a myriad of other names besides the one they are commonly known by, such as Fairy's Gloves, Fairy Caps, Folk's Gloves, and Witch's Gloves. The name "foxglove" came from the words "folk's glove." Folks referred to little people, or fairies. One legend says that fairies gave the blossoms to foxes to wear as gloves so they would not get caught raiding the chicken coop. According to another legend, if you picked foxglove, you would offend the fairies. And if the fairies stole your baby, the juice of the foxglove would help to get it back. In some stories, foxglove appears as a fairy's hat. Foxglove can sometimes heal and sometimes hurt. It is a poisonous plant, but it is also used as medicine to treat heart disease.
(Thank you efairies.com)
It is noteworthy that although the flower is such a favourite with bees and is much visited by other smaller insects, who may be seen taking refuge from cold and wet in its drooping blossoms on chilly evenings, yet no animals will browse upon the plant, perhaps instinctively recognizing its poisonous character.
Medicinal properties
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The Foxglove was employed by the old herbalists for various purposes in medicine. One herbalist recommends it to those 'who have fallen from high places,' and another speaks highly of the bruised herb or of its expressed juice for scrofulous swellings, when applied outwardly in the form of an ointment, and the bruised leaves for cleansing for old sores and ulcers. Yet another says it is of: 'a gentle, cleansing nature and withal very friendly to nature.
Digitalis (the scientific name for the medicine derived from foxgloves) has been used from early times in heart cases. It increases the activity of all forms of muscle tissue, but more especially that of the heart and arterioles, the all-important property of the drug being its action on the circulation. The first consequence of its absorption is a contraction of the heart and arteries, causing a very high rise in the blood pressure.
After the taking of a moderate dose, the pulse is markedly slowed. Digitalis also causes an irregular pulse to become regular.It has also been employed in the treatment of internal haemorrhage, in inflammatory diseases, in delirium tremens, in epilepsy, in acute mania and various other diseases, with real or supposed benefits.In large doses, the action of Digitalis on the circulation will cause various cerebral symptoms, such as seeing all objects blue, and various other disturbances of the special senses.
(Thank you botany.com)
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