What is "digitalis purpurea"

fingerroot \fingerroot\ n. tall leafy European biennial or perennial ( Digitalis purpurea) having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; -- its leaves yield the drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock.

Syn: common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, Digitalis purpurea.

digoxin \di*gox"in\, n. (Chem.) a steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance ( C41H64O14), and is a 3-substituted triglucoside of a steroid, related structurally to digitalin and digitoxin. It is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure. Chemically it is

(3[beta],5[beta],12[beta])-3-[(O-2,6-Dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-O-2,6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-2 , 6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-12,14-dihydroxy-card-20(22)-enolide. The related compounds digitalin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove ( Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea). The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycosides.
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Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named (according to Linn[ae]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]

1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family Schrophulariaceae, including the foxglove.

2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc. Its use has been largely replaced by that of the pure active ingredient, digitalin. See digitalin.

digitoxin \dig`i*tox"in\ (d[i^]j`[i^]*t[o^]k"s[i^]n), n. (Chem.) A steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance ( C41H64O13), and is a 3-substituted triglucoside of a steroid, related structurally to digitalin and digoxin. It is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure. Chemically it is

(3[beta],5[beta])-3-[(O-2,6-Dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1[rarr]4)-O-2,6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1[rarr]4)-2, 6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-14-hydroxy-card-20(22)-enolide. The related compounds digitalin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove ( Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea). The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycoside group.
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digitalin \dig"i*ta`lin\, n. [Cf. F. digitaline.]

1. (Medicine, Pharmacy) Any one of several extracts of foxglove ( Digitalis), as the ``French extract,'' the ``German extract,'' etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties. Both Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea have been used to prepare such extracts.

2. (Chem.) the distinctive chemical substance, a steroid glycoside, which is the essential ingredient of the extracts of foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance ( C36H56O14), and is a 3-substituted diglucoside of a steroid. It is a powerful cardiac stimulant and is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure. Chemically it is

   (3[beta],5[beta],16[beta])-3-[6-Deoxy-4-O-[beta]-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-methyl-[beta]-D-galactopyranosyl)oxy]-14,16-dihyroxy-card-20 (22)-enolide. The related compounds digitoxin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove. The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycosides.
   --MI11

   Syn: digitalinum verum, Diginorgin, Schmiedeberg's digitalin, digitalis, digitalis glycoside. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Foxglove \Fox"glove`\, n. [AS. foxes-gl[=o]fa, foxes-cl[=o]fa,foxes-clife.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis.

Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem.
--W. Browne.

Digitalis purpurea (foxglove, common foxglove, purple foxglove or lady's glove) is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, native and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe. It is also naturalised in parts of North America and some other temperate regions. The plants are well known as the original source of the heart medicine digoxin (also called digitalis or digitalin).

Digitalis Purpurea is a one-man project created in 2003 by Cristian Marovino, an electronic music producer active in the international underground industrial music scene. Digitalis Purpurea is mixture of industrial music, electronica, and black metal. Digitalis Purpurea is signed to the German label Danse Macabre Records.

Digitalis Purpurea is involved in unconventional collaborations with artists such as Ted Jensen, Danny Saber, Das Ich, Bruno Kramm, and others.

Digitalis Purpurea is the botanic name of purple foxglove, a plant symbol of temptation, pleasant but at the same time destructive. Traditionally, the foxglove was used as medical plant but it is also poisonous and consumption may be fatal. Marovino chose the name referring to a poem by Giovanni Pascoli, "Digitale Purpurea".

Digitalis Purpurea has played in international festivals and clubs such as the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in 2013 and Slimelight UK in 2012.

Digitalis Purpurea released three albums and two EPs entering the top 10 of Deutsche Alternative Charts with the record " 30-hole and Fred Perry", the third chapter of the Digitalis Purpurea's "mouth trilogy". The two previous excerpts are the full-length albums " Aseptic White" and " Emotional Decompression Chamber", released by the indie label 'Aural Music'.

Inspiration from by B movies and extreme artforms led Cristian Marovino to be a cult artist of the industrial music genre.

In 2014, the Digitalis Purpurea's fourth full-length studio album, "Palindrome Shapes OF Mold", a Giallo Thrilling Opera, will be released.

A Digitalis Purpurea photo shoot titled “Planet of the Velvet Samurai” has been published in the American fashion magazine "Dark Beauty Magazine".