Heart Diseases - 4 Answers
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There is no specific treatment, plant or otherwise, for a myocardial infarction. If that happens, the heart tissue dies- and nothing is going to change that. However, some of the problems with heart rate, etc, used to be treated with Foxglove and Hawthorne extracts, among other things. But before you do digging up the flowers in the garden, you need to know that all members of the foxglove family, and all parts of those plants are highly poisonous. The active ingredient is Digitalin, and that is safely available in tablet form as Digitalis or Digoxin. I'm not sure how you would obtain either of these currently, but I'm sure an herbal shop might know. Many of the preparations used in old herbal cures actually form the basis for modern treatments, by the way, and this particular one, the Digitalis, dates back almost three centuries in the purified form. However, if you have heart problems after having had an MI, I really don't think this is the time for old herbal cures.
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Please see the web pages for more details on Digitalis. It is used to increase cardiac contractility (it is a positive inotrope) and as an antiarrhythmic agent to control the heart rate, particularly in the irregular (and often fast) atrial fibrillation. It is therefore often prescribed for patients in atrial fibrillation, especially if they have been diagnosed with heart failure.
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Foxglove alkaloids work for heart failure. To prevent heart attack Cactus extract is used by "doctors" of "alternative systems'
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No plants (in their natural form) are used for managment of MIs or any other cardiac problem. There is no specific medication. Drugs are used to restore blood flow to the heart ASAP and drugs are given to prevent further clots from forming. The sooner blood flow is restored to the heart, the less heart cell death and less damage basically
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