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it did not come into frequent use until a century later, and was first brought prominently under the notice of the medical profession by dr. w. withering, who in his acount of the foxglove, , gave details of upwards of cases, chiefly dropsical, in which it was used. a domestic use of the foxglove was
, the chief constituent of senega root. other constituents are volatile oil, fatty matter, starch, gum, sugar, etc. the amount and character of the active constituents vary according to season and soil: parts of dried leaves yield about of digitalin, which is generally found in a larger proportion in...
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