An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases

'An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses' by William Withering chronicles the historical use of the foxglove plant in folk medicine and objectively demonstrates its efficacy in treating dropsy, based on 156 of his own cases. Withering highlights the importance of using small, nontoxic doses of foxglove leaf preparations and explains how the plant's stage of bloom affects its action.