Organisms

Digitalis

A genus of toxic herbaceous Eurasian plants of the Plantaginaceae which yield cardiotonic DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES. The most useful species are Digitalis lanata and D. purpurea.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A genus of toxic herbaceous Eurasian plants of the Plantaginaceae which yield cardiotonic DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES. The most useful species are Digitalis lanata and D. purpurea.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Foxglove
  • Foxgloves
  • Common Foxglove
  • Digitalis lanata
  • Digitalis purpurea
  • Grecian Foxglove
  • Common Foxgloves
  • Foxglove, Common
  • Foxglove, Grecian
  • Foxgloves, Common
  • Foxgloves, Grecian
  • Grecian Foxgloves

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

the plant, not the drug which is probably DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES or specifics

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.583w.700w.265w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Digitalis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004070. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004070
  2. Digitalis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis
  3. Digitalis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156533