Claude Adolphe Nativelle (1812-1889),French pharmacist. Nativelle studied as a pharmacist in the 1830s. In 1843 he went on an expedition to Colombia. In 1844 he isolated and crystallised the active ingredient in foxglove (digitalis),used to treat cardiac arrhythmia. For this work,which led to the discovery of the digitalin group of drugs,Nativelle was awarded the Orfila Medal in 1872. This artwork is from the library of the University of Basel,Switzerland | |
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