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Digitalis (i.e. extracts, including digoxin, from the plant genus Digitalis) was the first drug used to treat dropsy (swollen ankles—a symptom of heart failure) following its discovery by William Withering. [22] Alongside diuretics, it was the mainstay of treatment for heart failure for over a century.
Digitalis (/ ˌ d ɪ dʒ ɪ ˈ t eɪ l ɪ s / [2] or / ˌ d ɪ dʒ ɪ ˈ t æ l ɪ s / [3]) is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs, and biennials, commonly called foxgloves. Digitalis is native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwestern Africa. The flowers are tubular in shape, produced on a tall spike, and vary in ...
Drug examples General indications Common side effects Cautions Special populations Digoxin [8]. Digitalis [8]. Digitoxin [8]. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction [9]. Atrial Fibrillation (abnormal heart rhythm) [9]
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Digitalis purpurea, the foxglove or common foxglove, is a toxic species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, [2] native to and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe. [3] It has also naturalized in parts of North America, as well as some other temperate regions.
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Digoxin toxicity, also known as digoxin poisoning, is a type of poisoning that occurs in people who take too much of the medication digoxin or eat plants such as foxglove that contain a similar substance.