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How Are Foxgloves Poisonous? | The Lethal Mechanism Inside Every Part

Foxgloves are poisonous because every part of the plant contains cardiac glycosides that attack the heart’s sodium-potassium pump, causing severe arrhythmias, heart failure, and death — even in small amounts. One tall stalk of foxglove in a garden border looks harmless enough, but behind those bell-shaped purple flowers lives one of the most potent plant

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