ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIGITALIS
From New Latin, from Latin: relating to a finger (referring to the corollas of the flower); based on German Fingerhut foxglove, literally: finger-hat or thimble.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGITALIS»
Discover the use of
digitalis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
digitalis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Step into the boots of a former Marine in this heart-pounding adventure in life and love.
2
Materia Medica Made Easy: Abies Can.
Digitalis
An interesting way to study Materia Medica in a schematic fashion. It has mnemonics (Memorising Tips) which will help the students in examinations.
3
Shadow Magick Compendium: Exploring Darker Aspects of ...
Shadow Magick Compendium sheds a positive light on this misunderstood and rarely discussed side of magical practice.
4
Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture
Digitalis introduces the many kinds of Goths and Witches, and the philosophy of each. He covers the basics of magick, with special attention to blood magick, death magick, and necromancy.
Digoxin enhances myocardial inotro- pism and automaticity but slows impulse
propagation through the conduction tissues.51 Despite nearly two centuries of
use, its mechanism of action is only modestly certain. Digitalis reciprocally
facilitates ...
6
Cardiac Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Practice
increased intracellular calcium concentrations mediating digitalis-induced
increases in inotropy may also lead to arrhythmias. In addition to side effects
directly attributable to inhibition of the sodium pump by inhibiting Na-K-ATPase (
such as ...
Fawzy G. Estafanous, Paul G. Barash, J. G. Reves, 2001
7
Pharmacognosy And Pharmacobiotechnology
Hence, digitalis together with its various marketed preparations are employed
profusely as vital cardiotonics in the management and control of different kinds of
congestive heart failure, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular
tachycardia ...
8
Some remarks upon
digitalis treatment in chronic disorders ...
Another thing which is brought forward against the continuous use of digitalis is
the assertion that it produces a rapid decline of strength, wasting and destruction
of tissue. I must emphatically contradict this. Such symptoms cannot be attributed
...
Isidor Maximilian Groedel, 1907
9
The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Board Review
Digitalis Digitalis is a centrally acting neurohormonal modulating agent that
exerts its effect primarily by binding and inhibiting membrane-bound a subunits of
sodium-potassium ATPase (sodium pump), mainly but not exclusively located in
the ...
Brian P. Griffin, Curtis M. Rimmerman, Eric J. Topol, 2006
10
100 Questions and Answers about Congestive Heart Failure
Digitalis Also known as digoxin. A medication that makes the heart pump more
strongly and may also help control certain types of irregular heartbeats. Digitalis
drugs are medicines made from a type of foxglove plant (Digitalis purpurea) that ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGITALIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
digitalis is used in the context of the following news items.
Poisonous posies in the potager
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is gorgeous, but don't even think about eating it. The heart medicine digitalis or digoxin is derived from foxglove ... «The Paulding County Progress, Jul 15»
Are these the top 35 business women in Britain today?
As managing director of private clients at Digitalis Reputation, Toogood's work in the growing field of cyber security ranges from protecting the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Sunshine and rain: Perfect conditions for the foxgloves
Many of the flowers, also known as digitalis, are more than four ft tall. Ashbourne photographer Rod Kirkpatrick went along to take a look and ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jul 15»
Fill in garden's bare spots with these seeds
These include Icelandic poppies, Canterberry bells and digitalis. California poppies can go in now, as well as brilliant blue annual desert bells, ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
Plant Heritage National Collection Holders celebrate medals
... (Clematis koreana), T3 Plants – Wall End Nursery (Abutilon), The Botanic Nursery (Digitalis), Plantagogo (Heuchera, Heucherella & Tiarella), ... «Horticulture Week, Jul 15»
In bloom this week: foxgloves
The foxglove, or digitalis, is one of my favourite plants of all time. Every year at show garden festivals, one can be sure to find many gardens ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
Grow: How does your garden grow?
... inky blue and dusty pink (Aquilegia), sweet william (Dianthus barbatus), lofty foxgloves (Digitalis), Mexican fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus) ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Don Featherstone, creator of the plastic flamingo, dies
Fresh ideas from the Chelsea Flower show 2015; The purple flower spires of the native foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, lighting up the edges ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
A meditation on gardens and life
We planted a lot of phlox over the past few years, and now we have much too much, crowding out the digitalis, or foxglove and the Stokes ... «Livingston Daily, Jun 15»
A flower-chain bridge between May and July
The other day, I saw it growing handsomely with butterfly milkweed, Shirley poppies, a pink variety of Penstemon digitalis and a variety of ... «Standard-Examiner, Jun 15»
