Foxglove

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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). It is used medically to increase cardiac contractility and as an antiarrhythmic agent to control the heart rate, particularly in the irregular (and often fast) atrial fibrillation.

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Size: 3104px × 4672px
Location: Kempston, Bedfordshire
Photo credit: © R Kawka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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