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Digoxin (digitalis?) was originally extracted from a plant, forget which one.
Others have had experiences with lanoxin, reported on these lists.
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KeepingTheBeat
I quit taking it after 14 pills, more fear of the pill than the disease.
William
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>The link William gave had some interesting facts about copper I didn't
>know. Then again, I am only just coming to know a lot of things. Anyhow,
>the article mentioned certain foods that interfere with copper actions or
>whatever. One family that could poision copper metabolism, he said, was
>the nightshade family, which means tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, and
>peppers, among others. I had no idea all those were related,
>plant-wise. Which brings me to my question: I've taken the Rx drug
>Lanoxin for almost fifteen years. It's the brand name for something called
>digoxin, I think. Somewhere in the back of my mind I have the idea of the
>nightshades entering into it somewhere. Anyone know anything? Have I been
>taking this and possibly doing damage? I had thought it a benign drug, but
>as I've been reading this list and elsewhere I'm coming to the realization
>that no drug is really benign. A possible chronic copper deficiency would
>be very interesting when I consider my autoimmune and neurological
>difficulties. Any thoughts of areas to research would be appreciated.
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>Ro
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