The word digitalis refers likewise to the digits, or fingers of a gauntlet. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
Then we come to the other, the digitalis, which is equally as beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
Some saponins, such as digitalis, are also used as heart medications. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Another heart medicine, digitalis, is not an anticoagulant. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Then every affection of the heart was treated with digitalis. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881] Reference
“Tomatoes actually come from the digitalis family,” she said. From Wordnik.com. [Get Me Epi-Pen! Upper Crust Snuffs Out Food Allergies at Big Ball] Reference
Some of the most powerful medicines -- digitalis comes from a plant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2004] Reference
Weak pulse beats should be treated by giving digitalis and strychnine. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
The continued use of digitalis for heart disease is a dreadful danger. From Wordnik.com. [Papers on Health] Reference
She had gotten the digitalis a week before from his old man's effects. From Wordnik.com. [Anniversary Cruise] Reference
The plant digitalis has been used for centuries to treat heart disorders. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Why Killing Lab Rats Is Good] Reference
Temporary relief had been several times afforded by infusion of digitalis. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881] Reference
The patient was ordered a mixture of ether and digitalis every four hours. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885] Reference
As a result, digoxin, an analogue of digitalis, has saved countless lives. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Why Killing Lab Rats Is Good] Reference
I slipped the digitalis into the port decanter during that first big party. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Say Twins]
Opium, digitalis, quinine, and bromides (for the "nerves") were the mainstays. From Wordnik.com. [What Doctors Don't Know] Reference
“Unless a coroner is specifically looking for it, digitalis is nearly untraceable.”. From Wordnik.com. [Anniversary Cruise] Reference
Emptying the drawer into a keepsake box after the old man's death brought her the digitalis. From Wordnik.com. [Anniversary Cruise] Reference
Lama allegedly signed on to the scheme and began procuring digitalis from a local pharmacist. From Wordnik.com. [A Deadly Kind Of Charm] Reference
Do not combine with aminophylline (reciprocal inhibition), digitalis (bradycardia), adrenaline. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Two years passed before the bodies of four alleged victims were exhumed and tested for digitalis. From Wordnik.com. [A Deadly Kind Of Charm] Reference
There was a shelf of medicine: digitalis, nitroglycerin, ampules of amyl nitrite, Contact, Scope. From Wordnik.com. [Gorky Park]
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