digitalis purpurea

action	diuretic, fatal poison, heart tonic, sedative, stimulant (cardio), tonic
body	heart
common name	foxglove, purple foxglove
family	scrophulariaceae, stiff-branch bird's-beak
range	acadia national park, allegheny portage railroad national hist, channel island national park, fire island national seashore, fort clatsop national memorial, glacier national park, golden gate natl. rec. area, great smoky mountains national park, hawaii volcanoes national park, india, iraq, kurdistan, mexico, mount rainier national park, nepal, north cascades national park, oregon caves national monument, point reyes national seashore, redwood national park, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, sequoia & kings canyon national park, shenandoah national park, sitka national historic park, spain, turkey, us, wales
use	poison
used to treat	asthma, edema, fever, insanity, neuralgia, palpitations, tumor (abdomen)
range	olympic national park
comments	A valuable heart tonic, but a fatal poison if taken in large amounts. This plant must not be taken unless prescribed.