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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