[Audio] Hello everyone! I'd like to talk to you about Digitalis purpurea, commonly known as Foxglove. This plant belongs to the family Plantaginaceae/Schropulraceae and has a variety of medicinal effects, such as relief of congestive heart failure and atrial arrhythmias, along with a diuretic effect. Foxglove can be identified through the Baljet, Legal, and Keller-Killani tests and can be identified by adulterants such as Mullen leaves, Primrose leaves, and Comfrey leaves. Primary glycosides of Foxglove are Purpurea glycoside A, Purpurea glycoside B, and Glucogitaloxin, and secondary glycosides include Digitoxin, Gitoxin, and Gitaloxin. Thank you for your time and I look forward to any questions you may have.. 

Scene 1

DRUG INSPECTOR  2017 Question paper Discussion

Facts:     Flowers of  Folia Digitalis/  Digitalis  purpurea   looks like gloved fingers so its commonly called as  FOXGLOVE.  Sanskrit name:  Teelpushpee .   Digitalis is a Cardiac glycoside belonging to the family  Plantaginaceae / Schropulraceae .   Withering in 1785  described the medicinal effect of the plant.   Uses ; Congestive Heart Failure (CHF),  Atrial  Arrhythmias. It also has Diuretic effect.   Primary glycosides:  Purpurea  glycoside A,  Purpurea  glycoside B,  Glucogitaloxin . Secondary glycosides:  Digitoxin ,  Gitoxin ,  Gitaloxin . Identification tests:    Baljet  test Legal test Keller –  Killani  test Adulterants: Mullen leaves;  Verbascum   thapsus Primrose leaves;  Primula   vulgaris Comfrey  leaves;  Symphyum   officianale .

DRUG INSPECTOR  2017
Question paper Discussion
 

Scene 0

I'd like to talk to you about Digitalis purpurea, commonly known as Foxglove

This plant belongs to the family Plantaginaceae/Schropulraceae and has a variety of medicinal effects, such as relief of congestive heart failure and atrial arrhythmias, along with a diuretic effect

Foxglove can be identified through the Baljet, Legal, and Keller-Killani tests and can be identified by adulterants such as Mullen leaves, Primrose leaves, and Comfrey leaves

Primary glycosides of Foxglove are Purpurea glycoside A, Purpurea glycoside B, and Glucogitaloxin, and secondary glycosides include Digitoxin, Gitoxin, and Gitaloxin

Thank you for your time and I look forward to any questions you may have.