Native to Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the Canary Islands; the common foxglove is widely grown in gardens and naturalized along roadsides and in meadows or logged-off areas, especially in the western United States.
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Description :
A perennial plant with a showy, terminal cluster of hanging, tubular, spotted, bell-shaped, purple flowers.The erect stems are about thirty-six inches tall with numerous large, thick leaves at the base.Several cases of digitalis poisoning have resulted from mistaking foxglove leaves for comfrey leaves.
Uses :
The dried leaf contains a glycoside called digitoxin that is used in a drug for the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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