An Inaugural Dissertation on the Use of Digitalis Purpurea, Or Purple Foxglove, in the Cure of Diseases

Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Inaugural Dissertation on the Use of Digitalis Purpurea, or Purple Foxglove, in the Cure of Diseases: Submitted to the Public Examination of the Faculty of Physic Under the Authority of the Trustees of Columbia College, in the State of New-York; The Right Rev. Benjamin Moore, D. D. President; For the Degree of Doctor of Physic on the 4th of May, 1302 Of the Digitalis Purpurea, or Purple Foxglove. The Digitalis Purpurea is placed by Linnaeus in the class of didynamia, and order of angiospermia. Botanical Description. The foxglove grows to the height of four or five feet, with an erect and tapering stalk. The leaves are large, hairy, oblong, and pointed. Their colour is a dark dusky green, approximating to brown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."