SUNY: Foxglove Plants Produce Heart Medicine. Can Science Do It Better?
April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020
BUFFALO, New York, April 14 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release:
Foxglove plants, found in many gardens, are known for the showers of bell-shaped flowers they produce.
But plants belonging to this genus, Digitalis, also harbor a less visible asset: Chemicals called cardiac glycosides, which have been recorded to treat heart failure since the 1780s, says University at Buffalo biologist Zhen Wang.
Wang's resear . . .
Foxglove plants, found in many gardens, are known for the showers of bell-shaped flowers they produce.
But plants belonging to this genus, Digitalis, also harbor a less visible asset: Chemicals called cardiac glycosides, which have been recorded to treat heart failure since the 1780s, says University at Buffalo biologist Zhen Wang.
Wang's resear . . .