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- adjective That has a favourable (
tonic ) effect on the action of theheart
Etymologies
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Examples
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After performing several experiments, Withering discovered that this purple-flowered plant was a potent cardiotonic, that is, it improved the heart’s pumping action, helping to rid the body of the excess fluid causing the congestion.
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After performing several experiments, Withering discovered that this purple-flowered plant was a potent cardiotonic, that is, it improved the heart’s pumping action, helping to rid the body of the excess fluid causing the congestion.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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After performing several experiments, Withering discovered that this purple-flowered plant was a potent cardiotonic, that is, it improved the heart’s pumping action, helping to rid the body of the excess fluid causing the congestion.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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After performing several experiments, Withering discovered that this purple-flowered plant was a potent cardiotonic, that is, it improved the heart’s pumping action, helping to rid the body of the excess fluid causing the congestion.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Many herbalists prescribe hawthorne as a cardiotonic to keep healthy hearts healthy.
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Hawthorne is a mild cardiotonic that can enhance the pumping action of the heart.
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Hawthorne is a mild cardiotonic that can enhance the pumping action of the heart.
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Digitalis, a potent cardiotonic, is derived from the foxglove plant.
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Digitalis, a potent cardiotonic, is derived from the foxglove plant.
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In the late nineteenth century European physicians discovered that the berries from the hawthorne tree were also a cardiotonic.
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