# Foxglove
> [!material-plant] Material Details
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> | **Alias(es)** | Digitalis purpurea |
> | **Category** | Plant-matter |
> | **Color(s)** | Flowers: purple to white<br>Leaves: Simple, with woolly texture |
> | **Cost** | —— |
> | **Environment/Habitat** | Temperate woodlands and plains |
> | **Lifecycle/Lifespan** | Biennial |
> | **Profession(s)** | [[Alchemist]], [[Herbalist]], [[Painter]], [[Poisonmaker]], [[Weaver]] |
> | **Rarity** | —— |
> | **Size** | 100-200 cm |
> | **Weight** | —— |
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## Description
A common ornamental and toxic plant with bell-shaped flowers. An extract of leaves is a powerful heart medicine and a reagent in magic of life and death.
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## Properties
overdosing causes low pulse rate, nausea, vomiting, uncoordinated contractions of the heart, cardiac arrest, and death
### Magical Properties
- Lures in fey and fairies and bestows understanding of their language
- Makes protective black dye for sigils
- Raises the dead
### Medicinal Properties
- Popular heart medicine
- Raises blood pressure
- Stabilizes pulse