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Anthophora bee upside down in Digitalis lanata flower
Digitalis lanata Ehrh. Scrophulariaceae Woolly or Grecian foxglove. Distribution: Eastern Europe. It contains large amounts of cardiac glycosides, such as Digoxin, which are used to treat heart failure by increasing the force of contraction of the heart. Digoxin is now made synthetically and the plant is no longer used. Cardiac glycosides are very toxic and the difference between the therapeutic a…
Creator
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Subject
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- White
- Garden
Creator
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Subject
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- White
- Garden
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Rights
- Credit: Dr Henry Oakeley
Source
- B0008947
Identifier
- B0008947
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:26:44.325Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:26:44.325Z