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Foxglove vs Digitalin - What's the difference?

foxglove | digitalin |

As nouns the difference between foxglove and digitalin

is that foxglove is (plant) digitalis , a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the old world, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers the drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant while digitalin is any of a mixture of glycosides, extracted from the foxglove plant, that is used as a cardiotonic.

foxglove

English

(wikipedia foxglove)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (plant) Digitalis , a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.

    • Derived terms

    * (common foxglove) * (big-flowered) * (purple foxglove) * (yellow foxglove) * (false foxglove) * (Chinese foxglove) * (rusty foxglove) * (wild foxglove)

    digitalin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a mixture of glycosides, extracted from the foxglove plant, that is used as a cardiotonic