ny ' INTRODUCTION. 
I intended in this place to. have. traced the 
hiftory of its effects in difeafes from the time of Fuch- 
fius, who firft defcribes it, but I have been antici- 
pated in this intention by my very valuable friend, 
Dr. Stokes of Stourbridge, who has lately fent me 
the following ; 
Historica ‘View of the Properties of 
‘Digitalis. 
pie aii naps ot 
Fucusts i in == Wf. Airp. 3 ig is the firft author 
who notices it. From him it receives its name of 
Drerrauts, in allufion t to the German name of Fin- 
gerhut, which fignifies @ finger-fiall, from the blof- 
fomp.selembling, the finger of a glove. 
pope eee Quatittes. Leaves bitterifh, very nau- 
ponte Lewis Mat, med. i. 342. : 
~ Sensiste Errects. Some perfons, foon after eat- 
ing? a kind of omalade, into 0 which the ee of 
mages mene he empl. poi as 
It isa medicine which is proper only for ne 
sont inte as it purges very ore and exe 
cites excellive OED Ray. Hee otis 
