DIGITALIS, FOX-GLOVE: A genus of plants, belonging to the didynamia class; and in the natural method ranking under the 28th order, Luridæ. See BOTANY Index.
Fox-glove has been employed in cases of hæmoptysis, of phthisis, and of mania, with apparent good effects; but its use in these diseases is much less common than in dropsy. It should be administered with great caution. See MEDICINE, and MATERIA MEDICA Index.