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Digitalis meaning
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea). | A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
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Depending on the species, the digitalis plant may contain several deadly physiological and chemically related cardiac and steroidal glycosides.
Digitalis poisoning can cause heart block and either bradycardia (decreased heart rate) or tachycardia (increased heart rate), depending on the dose and the condition of one's heart.
Other fatal accidents involve children drinking the water in a vase containing digitalis plants. citation Drying does not reduce the toxicity of the plant.
The dependence on the vagal effect means digitalis is not effective when a patient has a high sympathetic nervous system drive, which is the case with acutely ill persons, and also during exercise.
William Withering - The Introduction of Digitalis into Clinical Practice.