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Foxglove-Digitalis

Montana Public Radio | By mtpr.org

Published January 4, 2014 at 8:00 AM MST

January 4th, 2014: From old wives' tales to pharmaceutical. Compounds in digitalis treat atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure, restoring the heart's ability to process fluids. Lanoxin - from the species, Digitalis lanata - remains one of the top cardiovascular drugs in the U.S.

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