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View larger version (101K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove). In 1775 William Withering demonstrated that the leaves of the foxglove plant alleviated certain forms of dropsy (edema), and in 1799 John Ferriar ascribed their beneficial effects to a primary action on the heart. All physicians have learned about digitalis, but few recognize its plant source. Digoxin, the preparation most commonly used in the United States, is derived from related plants, Digitalis lanata and D. orientalis.

 

J. Lawrence Naiman, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA 94303

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