View photos of the medicinal plant Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States. Use Dogbane with caution. It contains cardiac glycosides similar to what is found in Digitalis.
A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Dogbane was used up until the early 20th century by alternative doctors as a digitalis–like substitute: it was placed in the same strata as Digitalis, yet was thought to better–influence fluid retention and edema from poor heart function more reliably and with less potential for accumulation toxicity.
